脏活 (zàng huó) — physically dirty work, menial labor; (figurative) dirty work, unpleasant or ethically questionable tasks
Definition
脏活 (zānghuó) covers two related senses: literally menial, physically dirty work, and figuratively the unpleasant or ethically shady tasks nobody wants — the 'dirty work' of an organization.
noun
physically dirty workmenial labor(figurative) dirty workunpleasant or ethically questionable tasks
Examples
- 脏活。Tā měi tiān dōu zuò zàng huó.He does dirty work every day.
- 脏活。Méi rén xiǎng zuò zhè ge zàng huó.No one wants to do this dirty work.
- 脏活。Xǐ cè suǒ shì zàng huó zhī yī.Cleaning the toilet is one kind of dirty work.
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