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做活儿

zuò huó rdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
erhua variant of 做活[zuò huó]
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-152b5563481c7720. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

做活兒 做活儿 [zuo4 huo2 r5] /erhua variant of 做活[zuo4 huo2]/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 做活兒

  • 做
    zuò

    to make / to produce / to write / to compose / to do / to engage in / to hold (a party etc) / (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc) / to become (husband and wife, friends etc) / (of a thing) to serve as / to be used for / to assume (an air or manner)

  • 活
    huó

    to live / alive / living / work / workmanship

  • 儿
    ér

    child / son

    r

    non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.