听差 (tīng chā) — male domestic servant; office attendant (historical)
Definition
A historical noun for a male domestic servant or office attendant who ran errands on behalf of a master. Strongly literary/historical — you will only meet this in period fiction or drama set in late-imperial or early-Republican China.
noun
male domestic servantoffice attendant (historical)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 听差。Tā yǐ qián zài lǎo ye jiā dàng tīng chā.He used to work as a servant in the master's house.
- 听差。Nà ge tīng chā měi tiān dōu yào pǎo tuǐ bàn shì.That servant had to run errands every day.
- 听差。Xiǎo shuō lǐ xiě le hěn duō tīng chā de gù shi.The novel tells many stories of servants.
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