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差事
chāishi
1. errand
2. assignment
3. job
4. commission
5. CL:[[件<jiàn>]]
6. see also [[差使<chāishi>]]
Common • Top 10%

Character Breakdown

差
chà
difference, gap; almost, nearly; in error; an officer
HSK 3 9 丶
事
shì
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
HSK 2 8 丶

Compound Words (2)

美差事
měichāishì
a terrific job
苦差事
kǔchāishi
hard and unprofitable

Alternate Entries

差事
chàshì
poor / not up to standard

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
8,021 of 84,292