闲杂 (xián zá) — (attr.) without fixed duties; non-essential; referring to people not belonging to a specific organization or task

Definition

Used almost only as an attributive modifier before nouns like 人员, 车辆, to mean 'unauthorized / non-essential'. It marks people or things that don't belong to a specific group or task.

adjective
(attr.) without fixed dutiesnon-essentialreferring to people not belonging to a specific organization or task

Examples

  • 闲杂
    Jìn zhǐ xián zá rén yuán jìn rù shī gōng xiàn chǎng.
    No unauthorized personnel may enter the construction site.
  • 闲杂
    Huì yì qī jiān, xián zá rén děng bù dé rù nèi.
    During the meeting, no outsiders are allowed in.
  • 闲杂
    Dà lóu mén kǒu tiē le gào shì, jìn zhǐ xián zá chē liàng tíng fàng.
    The building entrance has a notice banning unauthorized vehicles from parking.

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