打杂 (dá) — to do odd jobs, to run errands (as a junior staff member or assistant)
Definition
Separable verb meaning 'to do odd jobs / run errands', usually as a junior assistant. Split for aspect/tense: 打了两年杂, not *打杂了两年.
verb
to do odd jobsto run errands (as a junior staff member or assistant)
Examples
- ,打杂。Tā gāng lái gōng sī de shí hou, měi tiān zhī dá.When he first came to the company, he only did odd jobs every day.
- 。Tā zài nà jiā gōng chǎng dǎ le liǎng nián zá.He did odd jobs at that factory for two years.
- ,。Wǒ xiàn zài de gōng zuò jiù shì dǎ dǎ zá, méi shén me jì shù hán liàng.My current job is just running errands, nothing technical.
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