干活儿

• 拼音: gàn huór
• 汉字拆解: 干 = simplified form, originally meant a shield; 活 = 氵(water) + 舌 (tongue); 儿 = erhua suffix

含义

To do work; to work at manual or physical tasks. Refers to hands-on labour or chores.

Typically refers to physical or manual work rather than office work. Common in spoken Chinese, especially in northern dialects where the 儿化 (erhua) suffix is standard.

例句

1. 爸爸每天在工地干活儿。
2. 别看电视了，快来干活儿！
3. 他干活儿又快又好。

用法指南

语境: manual labour, household chores, daily life

语气: casual, practical

正确说法

• 他在外面干活儿呢。(He's outside working.)
• 周末我在家干活儿。(I do chores at home on weekends.)

错误说法

• 不要对白领说'你在公司干活儿吗' — for office or professional work, use 工作 instead of 干活儿, which implies manual labour.

起源与历史

Compound of 干 (to do) and 活儿 (work, task, with erhua suffix). 活 originally meant 'alive' and extended to mean 'livelihood' and 'work.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal