打零工 (dá) — to do odd jobs, to work part-time (temporary)
Definition
打零工 means to pick up informal, temporary gigs for pay — often casual, day-by-day work rather than a steady job. The verb split is 打…零工, so it's natural to insert a measure phrase (打了一份零工) or a place (在国内打零工).
verb
to do odd jobsto work part-time (temporary)
Examples
- 打零工。Tā zuì jìn zài dá zhuàn qián.He has been making money by doing odd jobs recently.
- 。Tā dǎ le yí fèn líng gōng.He did a temporary gig.
- 打零工。Shǔ jià tā dào chù dá.He did odd jobs everywhere during summer break.
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