casual labor; odd job; temporary work
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1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
casual labor; odd job; temporary work; day labor
Refers to non-permanent, short-term employment, often physical labor paid daily or per task. Often implies lack of job security or benefits.
Tā他
zài在
jiàn建
zhù筑
gōng工
dì地
dǎ打
sǎn散
gōng工
。
He does casual labor at the construction site.
Dǎ打
sǎn散
gōng工
de的
shōu收
rù入
hěn很
bù不
wěn稳
dìng定
。
Income from odd jobs is very unstable.
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Tā他
kào靠
zuò做
sǎn散
gōng工
wéi维
chí持
shēng生
jì计
。
He makes a living by doing temporary work.
Zhè这
fèn份
sǎn散
gōng工
yī一
tiān天
néng能
zhuàn赚
liǎng两
bǎi百
kuài块
。
This day labor can earn two hundred yuan a day.