miscellaneous affairs; routine chores
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
miscellaneous affairs; trivial tasks; odd jobs; routine business outside one's specialty
Refers to minor tasks, chores, or administrative duties that are not part of one's main professional responsibilities. Often carries a connotation of being time-consuming but less important.
Tā他
měi每
tiān天
chú除
le了
běn本
zhí职
gōng工
zuò作
wài外
，
hái还
yào要
chǔ处
lǐ理
xǔ许
duō多
zá杂
wù务
。
Besides his main job duties, he has to deal with many miscellaneous affairs every day.
Zhè这
xiē些
zá杂
wù务
zhàn占
yòng用
le了
wǒ我
tài太
duō多
shí时
jiān间
。
These trivial tasks take up too much of my time.
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Bié别
bǎ把
shí时
jiān间
làng浪
fèi费
zài在
zhè这
zhǒng种
zá杂
wù务
shang上
。
Don't waste time on this kind of trivial business.
Tā她
fù负
zé责
chǔ处
lǐ理
bàn办
gōng公
shì室
de的
zá杂
wù务
。
She is responsible for handling the office routine chores.
Wán完
chéng成
zhǔ主
yào要
rèn任
wu务
hòu后
，
tā他
kāi开
shǐ始
chǔ处
lǐ理
shèng剩
yú余
de的
zá杂
wù务
。
After completing the main tasks, he began to deal with the remaining miscellaneous affairs.