odd jobs; miscellaneous manual labor
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
odd jobs; miscellaneous manual labor; small tasks
Refers to various small, irregular, or menial tasks, often physical labor. The 儿 suffix indicates colloquial northern Mandarin usage.
Zhuāng装
xiū修
wán完
le了
，
hái还
shèng剩
yī一
xiē些
zá杂
huó活
r儿
yào要
chǔ处
lǐ理
。
The renovation is finished, but there are still some odd jobs left to take care of.
Tā他
měi每
tiān天
gàn干
zá杂
huó活
r儿
，
zhèng挣
diǎn点
líng零
huā花
qián钱
。
He does odd jobs every day to earn some pocket money.
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Zhè这
xiē些
zá杂
huó活
r儿
jiù就
jiāo交
gěi给
shí实
xí习
shēng生
ba吧
。
Just leave these miscellaneous tasks to the interns.
Bié别
xiǎo小
kàn看
zá杂
huó活
r儿
，
gàn干
qǐ起
lái来
yě也
hěn很
lèi累
rén人
。
Don't underestimate odd jobs—they're exhausting when you actually do them.