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differ from; short of; to lack differ from; short of; to lack; poor; send; a messenger; a mission; to commission; uneven; difference; discrepancy; to differ; error; to err; to make a mistake |
matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair |
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差
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事
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差
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事
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Pronunciation 1
Noun
差事
- errand; assignment; commission (Classifier: 件)
- job; post; position (Classifier: 件)
- (literary, historical) official post; temporarily appointed position
- (literary, historical) messenger; emissary
- (literary, historical) criminal
Synonyms
- (errand): 差使 (chāishi)
- (position):
- 執事／执事 (zhíshì) (literary)
- 工作 (gōngzuò)
- 差使 (chāishi)
- 活
- 穡頭／穑头 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
- 職務／职务 (zhíwù)
- 頭路／头路 (Hakka, Hokkien)
- (official post): 差使 (chāishi)
- (messenger): 差使 (chāishi)
- (criminal):
- 差使 (chāishi) (literary, historical)
- 犯 (fàn)
- 犯人 (fànrén)
- 犯罪分子 (fànzuì fènzǐ)
- 犯罪者 (fànzuìzhě)
- 罪犯 (zuìfàn)
- 違法者／违法者 (wéifǎzhě)
Pronunciation 2
Adjective
差事
- (colloquial) poor; not up to standard
Noun
差事
- (literary) strange thing