杂事 (zá shì) — miscellaneous affairs; trivial tasks; odd jobs
Definition
杂事 refers to the small, miscellaneous errands and odd jobs of daily life (banking, shopping, paperwork). It pairs naturally with verbs like 办 and 处理, and emphasizes routine trivial tasks rather than important matters.
noun
miscellaneous affairstrivial tasksodd jobs
Examples
- 杂事，。Gōng sī lǐ de zá shì hěn duō, měi tiān dōu yào chǔ lǐ hǎo jǐ gè.There are many miscellaneous tasks in the company; I have to handle several every day.
- 杂事，。Zhōu mò wǒ zǒng yǒu yì xiē zá shì yào bàn, bǐ rú qù yín háng hé chāo shì.On weekends I always have some errands to run, like going to the bank and the supermarket.
- 杂事，。Zuò zhè xiē zá shì suī rán hěn xiǎo, dàn dōu shì bì yào de.Doing these miscellaneous tasks, though trivial, are all necessary.
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