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差事

chà shì · cha shi/chāi shi · chai shi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Measure word: 件 jiàn

Meaning

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chà shì 差事

poor
not up to standard

chāi shi 差事

errand
assignment
job
commission
see also 差使 (chāi shi)

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这(zhè)不(bú)是(shì)件(jiàn)困(kùn)难(nan)的(de)差(chāi)事(shi)。

This isn't a difficult job.

Tatoeba: Chinese by basilhan · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

经(jīng)理(lǐ)让(ràng)我(wǒ)去(qù)银(yín)行(háng)办(bàn)一(yí)件(jiàn)差(chāi)事(shi)。

The manager asked me to run an errand at the bank.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.