---
title: "Ganhuo Meaning: 干活 (gànhuó) Means “to work”"
description: "干活 (traditional 幹活, gànhuó) means “to work; to do manual labor”. Hear its tones, see what 干 and 活 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganhuo"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 干活 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

干活 gànhuó

## to work; to do manual labor

## Its characters

1. 干 gàn to do
2. 活 huó work

## In a sentence

别说话了，快点干活吧。 Stop talking and get to work.

他非常会**干活**，地里的事，别人要做很多天，他一个人一天就做完了。

From [猪八戒 · Pigsy Joins](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/pigsy-joins-journey-to-the-west-easy-chinese-15#library-word-52-54)

[More about 干活](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%B9%B2%E6%B4%BB)

## More words with 干 or 活

- [饼干 bǐnggān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/binggan)
- [存活 cúnhuó](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cunhuo)
- [复活 fùhuó](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fuhuo)
- [干部 gànbù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganbu)
- [干脆 gāncuì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gancui)
- [干饭人 gànfànrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganfanren)
- [干净 gānjìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganjing)
- [干扰 gānrǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganrao)
- [干涉 gānshè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganshe)
- [干预 gānyù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganyu)

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