粗活 (cū huó) — heavy manual labor, unskilled work (as opposed to skilled or fine work)
Definition
Literally 'rough/coarse work': unskilled labor that is physically demanding, contrasted with skilled 细活 (fine/detailed work). The focus is on the manual, low-skill nature of the job, not just physicality.
noun
heavy manual laborunskilled work (as opposed to skilled or fine work)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 粗活。Tā měi tiān zài gōng dì gān cū huó.He does heavy manual labor on the construction site every day.
- 粗活。Zhè xiē cū huó duì tǐ lì yāo qiú hěn gāo.This unskilled work has very high physical demands.
- 粗活。Hěn duō nián qīng rén bú yuàn yì zuò cū huó.Many young people are unwilling to do heavy manual labor.
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