assigned job or task
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
an official job or assignment; a task one is sent to do
neutralOften refers to a specific duty or job assigned by someone, historically in an official or government context, now also used more generally. Can be synonymous with 差使(chāi shǐ).
Tā他
bèi被
pài派
le了
gè个
qù去
wài外
dì地
chū出
chāi差
de的
chāi差
shi事
。
He was given an assignment to go on a business trip to another city.
Zhè这
kě可
bù不
shì是
gè个
hǎo好
chāi差
shi事
，
yòu又
lèi累
yòu又
méi没
yóu油
shui水
。
This is not a good job; it's tiring and offers no extra benefits.
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Tā他
fù父
qīn亲
zài在
xiàn县
yá衙
lǐ里
yǒu有
gè个
xiǎo小
chāi差
shi事
。
His father had a minor official post in the county magistrate's office.
Lǎo老
bǎn板
bǎ把
yī一
jiàn件
zhòng重
yào要
chāi差
shi事
jiāo交
gěi给
le了
tā他
。
The boss entrusted him with an important task.