杂活 (zá huó) — odd jobs, miscellaneous chores
Definition
杂活 (zá huó) refers to small, varied chores or odd jobs — the everyday, low-skill tasks like cleaning, fixing, or running errands. 干活 means 'to do work/odd jobs' (verb phrase), while 杂活 is the noun phrase 'odd jobs/miscellaneous chores' themselves.
noun
odd jobsmiscellaneous chores
Examples
- 杂活。Tā měi tiān dōu yào zuò hěn duō zá huó.He has to do a lot of odd jobs every day.
- 杂活，。Zhè xiē zá huó suī rán lèi, dàn néng zhuàn diǎn qián.These odd jobs are tiring, but can earn some money.
- 杂活，。Wǒ zhōu mò zài jiā gān zá huó, bǐ rú dǎ sǎo fáng jiān.I do odd jobs at home on weekends, like cleaning rooms.
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