活儿 (huó er) — work, job, labor (colloquial)
Definition
活儿 (huó er) means 'work / a job' in colloquial, everyday speech — not a career or profession, but the tasks or paid piece-work someone does. Compare with 工作 (gōngzuò), which is the neutral, broader word for work in general.
noun
workjoblabor (colloquial)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 活儿。Wǒ měi tiān dōu yǒu hěn duō huó er yào zuò.I have a lot of work to do every day.
- 活儿。Tā zuì jìn zài zhǎo xīn de huó er.He's been looking for a new job recently.
- 活儿！Zhè ge huó er zuò dé zhēn piào liang!This work is really beautifully done!
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