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The word "干活" is formed by combining the character "干", which means "to do" or "to work", with the character "活", which means "work" or "job", resulting in a verb-object compound where "干" acts upon "活" to convey the meaning "to work" or "to do work".

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他在家里干活

Tā zài jiā lǐ gàn huó.

He is working at home.

我们每天都要干活

Wǒmen měi tiān dōu yào gàn huó.

We have to work every day.

如果下雨,我们就不干活

Rúguǒ xià yǔ, wǒmen jiù bù gàn huó.

If it rains, we will not work.

干活的时候非常认真。

Tā gàn huó de shíhou fēicháng rènzhēn.

He is very serious when he works.

为了完成这个项目,他们必须加班干活

Wèile wánchéng zhège xiàngmù, tāmen bìxū jiābān gàn huó.

In order to complete this project, they must work overtime.

Word Definition - 干活

gàn huó to work; to be employed