do manual labor; work
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to do manual labor; to work (especially physical work)
Commonly used in northern Chinese dialects (especially Beijing dialect) with the retroflex suffix 儿. It typically refers to physical labor in fields, construction sites, or manual workshops.
Tā他
men们
yī一
kuài块
r儿
zài在
dì地
lǐ里
zuò做
huó活
r儿
。
They are working together in the fields.
Hái孩
zi子
yě也
néng能
bāng帮
zhe着
zuò做
diǎn点
huó活
r儿
le了
。
The child can also help do some work now.
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Yé爷
ye爷
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
zài在
gōng工
chǎng厂
zuò做
huó活
r儿
，
shǒu手
shàng上
mó磨
chū出
le了
jiǎn茧
zi子
。
Grandpa worked in a factory when he was young, and calluses formed on his hands.
Nóng农
máng忙
shí时
jié节
，
quán全
jiā家
dōu都
xià下
dì地
zuò做
huó活
r儿
。
During the busy farming season, the whole family goes to work in the fields.