odd jobs; chores
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
odd jobs; bits and pieces of work; small chores
informalRefers to minor, scattered tasks, often around the house or office, that do not constitute a major project. Usually used in spoken language.
Zhòng重
huór活
tā儿
gàn他
bu干
liǎo不
zuò了
，
diǎn做
r点
líng儿
huór零
hái活
xíng儿
还
行
。
He can't handle heavy work, but he's okay with doing some odd jobs.
Zhōu周
mò末
zài在
jiā家
，
wǒ我
zǒng总
yào要
chǔ处
lǐ理
yī一
xiē些
xiū修
xiū修
bǔ补
bǔ补
de的
líng零
huór活
儿
。
On weekends at home, I always have to deal with some fix-it odd jobs.
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Tā他
bǎ把
bàn办
gōng公
shì室
de的
líng零
huór活
dōu儿
bāo都
le包
bǐ了
，
rú比
jiāo如
huā浇
zhěng花
、
lǐ整
wén理
jiàn文
件
。
He takes on all the odd jobs in the office, like watering plants and organizing files.
Zhè这
xiē些
jiā家
wù务
líng零
huór活
kàn儿
zhe看
jiǎn着
dān简
zuò单
，
qǐ做
lái起
yě来
tǐng也
fèi挺
shí费
jiān时
de间
的
。
These household chores look simple, but they take quite a bit of time to do.