听差 (tīng chā) — male domestic servant; office attendant (historical)

Definición

A historical noun for a male domestic servant or office attendant who ran errands on behalf of a master. Strongly literary/historical — you will only meet this in period fiction or drama set in late-imperial or early-Republican China.

noun
male domestic servantoffice attendant (historical)
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Ejemplos

  • 听差
    Tā yǐ qián zài lǎo ye jiā dàng tīng chā.
    He used to work as a servant in the master's house.
  • 听差
    Nà ge tīng chā měi tiān dōu yào pǎo tuǐ bàn shì.
    That servant had to run errands every day.
  • 听差
    Xiǎo shuō lǐ xiě le hěn duō tīng chā de gù shi.
    The novel tells many stories of servants.

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