幹活
See also: 干活
Chinese
main part of something; to manage; to work main part of something; to manage; to work; to do; capable; tree trunk; to kill (slang) |
to live; alive; living to live; alive; living; work; workmanship | ||
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trad. (幹活) | 幹 | 活 | |
simp. (干活) | 干 | 活 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gànhuó
- Wade–Giles: kan4-huo2
- Yale: gàn-hwó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gannhwo
- Palladius: ганьхо (ganʹxo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kän⁵¹ xu̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (幹活兒/干活儿)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gànhuór
- Wade–Giles: kan4-huo2-ʼrh
- Yale: gàn-hwór
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gannhwol
- Palladius: ганьхор (ganʹxor)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kän⁵¹ xu̯ɔɻ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gon3 wut6
- Yale: gon wuht
- Cantonese Pinyin: gon3 wut9
- Guangdong Romanization: gon3 wud6
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɔːn³³ wuːt̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
幹活
- to work; to be employed
- to do manual labour
Usage notes
There are many equivalents for English to work in Chinese, the most common and generic being 工作 (gōngzuò). Use 上班 (shàngbān) for shift work, 辦公/办公 (bàngōng) for office or administration work and 幹活/干活 (gànhuó) for physical work.