杂役 (zá yì) — odd jobs, menial chores; a handyman, odd-jobber
Definition
Literary/classical term for low-status household or shop chores and the person who does them. Conveys 'menial servant' more strongly than the everyday 干活.
noun
odd jobsmenial choresa handymanodd-jobber
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 杂役。Tā zài diàn lǐ zuò gè zhǒng zá yì.He does all kinds of odd jobs in the shop.
- 杂役。Wǒ men gù le yí gè zá yì lái bāng máng xiū dōng xī.We hired a handyman to help fix things.
- 杂役，。zá yì Suī rán xīn kǔ, dàn yě shì gōng zuò de yí bù fen.Odd jobs are hard, but they're still part of work.
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