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活儿 (huó r): Work (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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活 • huó • to live; alive; living • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
huó
活
to live; alive; living
儿 • r • child, son
r
儿
child, son
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More common words that include characters from 活儿.
Words with
活
活动
huó dòng
activity
活泼
huó po
brisk; lively
生活
shēng huó
life
活跃
huó yuè
brisk; dynamic; lively
灵活
líng huó
nimble; agile; flexible
干活儿
gàn huó er
to work [often manual] on a job
复活
fù huó
bring back to life; revive; resuscitate
快活
kuài huo
happy; cheerful; joyful
Words with
儿
儿子
ér zi
son
哪儿
nǎ er
where?
女儿
nǚ ér
daughter
这儿
zhè r
here
那儿
nà r
there
一点儿
yī diǎn er
a bit
好玩儿
hǎo wán r
fun; interesting; amusing
有点儿
yǒu diǎn r
slightly
4.
Example Sentences with 活儿
tā
他
zài
在
gàn
干
huó
活
ér
儿
。
He is working.
wǒ
我
men
们
měi
每
tiān
天
dōu
都
yào
要
gàn
干
huó
活
ér
儿
zhōu
周
mò
末
de
的
shí
时
hòu
候
,
wǒ
我
jīng
经
cháng
常
bāng
zhōu
周
mò
末
wǒ
我
xiǎng
想
zài
在
jiā
家
xiū
休
xi
息
,
bù
tā
他
jīn
今
tiān
天
shēn
身
tǐ
体
bù
不
shū
舒
fú
服
,
suǒ
wǒ
我
yé
爷
ye
爷
nián
年
qīng
轻
shí
时
zài
在
zhù
铸
zào
造
chē
nǐ
你
zuì
最
jìn
近
zěn
怎
me
么
zǒng
总
shì
是
wú
无
jīng
精
dǎ
suī
虽
rán
然
zhè
这
fèn
份
gōng
工
zuò
作
xīn
薪
shuǐ
水
bù
不
gāo
wèi
为
le
了
wán
完
chéng
成
zhè
这
ge
个
xiàng
项
mù
目
,
wǒ
。
We have to work every day.
帮
mā
妈
mā
妈
gàn
干
huó
活
ér
儿
。
On weekends, I often help my mother with work.
不
xiǎng
想
chū
出
qù
去
gàn
干
huó
活
ér
儿
le
了
。
I want to rest at home on the weekend and don't want to go out to work.
所
yǐ
以
méi
没
lái
来
gōng
工
dì
地
gàn
干
huó
活
ér
儿
。
He didn't come to work at the construction site today because he's not feeling well.
车
jiān
间
gōng
工
zuò
作
,
nà
那
huó
活
ér
儿
fēi
非
cháng
常
xīn
辛
kǔ
苦
。
My grandfather worked in the foundry workshop when he was young, and the work was very hard.
打
cǎi
采
de
的
,
shì
是
bu
不
shì
是
gàn
干
huó
活
ér
儿
tài
太
lèi
累
le
了
?
Why do you always look listless lately? Is it because you're too tired from working?
高
,
dàn
但
dà
大
jiā
家
gàn
干
huó
活
ér
儿
dōu
都
hěn
很
rèn
认
zhēn
真
fù
负
zé
责
。
Although the salary for this job is not high, everyone works very conscientiously and responsibly.
我
men
们
tuán
团
duì
队
yǐ
已
jīng
经
lián
连
xù
续
jiā
加
bān
班
gàn
干
huó
活
ér
儿
liǎng
两
zhōu
周
le
了
。
In order to complete this project, our team has been working overtime continuously for two weeks.