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Chinese
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to live; alive; living to live; alive; living; work; workmanship |
son; child; diminutive suffix
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| trad. (活兒)
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活
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兒
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| simp. (活儿)
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活
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儿
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Pronunciation
Noun
活兒
- (Mandarin) Erhua form of 活 (huó).
- job; task
我忙了大半天了，活兒就不停地來；可逮著了個空兒歇會兒！ [dialectal Mandarin, trad.]
我忙了大半天了，活儿就不停地来；可逮着了个空儿歇会儿！ [dialectal Mandarin, simp.]- Wǒ máng le dàbàntiān le, huór jiù bùtíng de lái; kě děi zháo le ge kòngr xiē huǐr!
- I was busy all day, and the work just keeps coming; I finally could get hold of some time to rest a little!
- (informal) sexual intercourse
Synonyms
- (task): (dialectal) 生活 (shēnghuó)
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