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幹活

简干活 · 繁幹活

Mandarin · pinyin gàn huó

to work; to be employed

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活: huó · live, exist, survive; lively
干: gàn · oppose, offend; invade; dried

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4–2 · gan4 huo2

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gon3 wut6

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verb

to do physical work; to do manual labour; to toil
(by extension) to work; to be employed (in general)
to do chores

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