post; official position; assignment
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
official post; assignment; job (especially in an old bureaucratic context)
archaicArchaic term for a government post or temporary assignment. Still understood in historical contexts, with '差事' being the more common modern variant.
Tā他
zài在
yá衙
men门
lǐ里
móu谋
le了
ge个
xiǎo小
chāi差
shi使
。
He secured a minor post in the government office.
Zhè这
ge个
chāi差
shi使
suī虽
rán然
xīn辛
kǔ苦
，
dàn但
yóu油
shuǐ水
bù不
shǎo少
。
Although this assignment is tough, it offers many perks.
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Tā他
bèi被
wěi委
yǐ以
zhòng重
rèn任
，
pài派
le了
ge个
zhòng重
yào要
de的
chāi差
shi使
。
He was entrusted with a heavy responsibility and given an important assignment.