差事 chà shì ㄔㄚˋ ㄕˋ caai1 si6
- poor
- not up to standard
差事 chāi shi ㄔㄞ ˙ㄕ caai1 si6
- errand
- assignment
- job
- commission
- CL: 件 jiàn ㄐㄧㄢˋ
- see also 差使 chāi shi ㄔㄞ ˙ㄕ
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差
- 偏差 piān chā ㄆㄧㄢ ㄔㄚ pin1 caa1 bias
- 出差 chū chāi ㄔㄨ ㄔㄞ ceot1 caai1 to go on an official or business trip
- 反差 fǎn chā ㄈㄢˇ ㄔㄚ faan2 caa1 contrast; discrepancy
- 差别 差別 chā bié ㄔㄚ ㄅㄧㄝˊ caa1 bit6 difference; distinction; disparity
- 差异 差異 chā yì ㄔㄚ ㄧˋ caa1 ji6 difference; discrepancy
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- 差距 chā jù ㄔㄚ ㄐㄩˋ caa1 keoi5 disparity; gap
- 差错 差錯 chā cuò ㄔㄚ ㄘㄨㄛˋ caa1 co3 mistake; slip-up; fault; error
- 差额 差額 chā é ㄔㄚ ㄜˊ caa1 ngaak6 balance (financial)
- 差点 差點 chà diǎn ㄔㄚˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ caa1 dim2 almost
- 时差 時差 shí chā ㄕˊ ㄔㄚ si4 caa1 time difference
- 相差 xiāng chà ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄚˋ soeng1 caa1 to differ
- 落差 luò chā ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄚ lok6 caa1 drop in elevation
- 误差 誤差 wù chā ㄨˋ ㄔㄚ ng6 caa1 difference
- 邮差 郵差 yóu chāi ㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄞ jau4 caai1 postman; mailman (dated in mainland China)
- 顺差 順差 shùn chā ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄔㄚ seon6 caa1 (trade or budget) surplus
- 差不多 chà bu duō ㄔㄚˋ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄉㄨㄛ caa1 bat1 do1 almost
- 差点儿 差點兒 chà diǎn r ㄔㄚˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄦ caa1 dim2 ji4 erhua variant of 差点
- 不差 bù chā ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄚ bat1 caa1 to not lack
- 不差 bù chà ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄚˋ bat1 caa1 not bad
- 交差 jiāo chāi ㄐㄧㄠ ㄔㄞ gaau1 caai1 to report back after completion of one's mission
事
- 世事 shì shì ㄕˋ ㄕˋ sai3 si6 affairs of life
- 事件 shì jiàn ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ si6 gin2 incident; event
- 事先 shì xiān ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄢ si6 sin1 in advance
- 事务 事務 shì wù ㄕˋ ㄨˋ si6 mou6 (political, economic etc) affairs
- 事宜 shì yí ㄕˋ ㄧˊ si6 ji4 matters
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- 事实 事實 shì shí ㄕˋ ㄕˊ si6 sat6 fact
- 事后 事後 shì hòu ㄕˋ ㄏㄡˋ si6 hau6 after the event
- 事情 shì qing ㄕˋ ˙ㄑㄧㄥ si6 cing4 affair; matter; thing; business
- 事态 事態 shì tài ㄕˋ ㄊㄞˋ si6 taai3 situation
- 事故 shì gù ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ si6 gu3 accident
- 事业 事業 shì yè ㄕˋ ㄧㄝˋ si6 jip6 undertaking
- 事物 shì wù ㄕˋ ㄨˋ si6 mat6 thing; object
- 事变 事變 shì biàn ㄕˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ si6 bin3 incident
- 事迹 事蹟 shì jì ㄕˋ ㄐㄧˋ notable deeds; exploits
- 事项 事項 shì xiàng ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ si6 hong6 matter
- 人事 rén shì ㄖㄣˊ ㄕˋ jan4 si6 personnel
- 做事 zuò shì ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ zou6 si6 to work
- 公事 gōng shì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕˋ gung1 si6 work-related matters
- 出事 chū shì ㄔㄨ ㄕˋ ceot1 si6 to have an accident
- 刑事 xíng shì ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ jing4 si6 criminal; penal
Idioms with these characters
- 参差不齐 參差不齊 cēn cī bù qí ㄘㄣ ㄘ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˊ caam1 ci1 bat1 cai4 (idiom) variable
- 参差错落 參差錯落 cēn cī cuò luò ㄘㄣ ㄘ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ caam1 ci1 co3 lok6 uneven and jumbled (idiom); irregular and disorderly
- 差强人意 差強人意 chā qiáng rén yì ㄔㄚ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧˋ caa1 koeng5 jan4 ji3 (idiom) just passable
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- 隔三差五 gé sān chà wǔ ㄍㄜˊ ㄙㄢ ㄔㄚˋ ㄨˇ gaak3 saam1 caa1 ng5 (idiom) every few days; every once in a while
- 鬼使神差 guǐ shǐ shén chāi ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄕˇ ㄕㄣˊ ㄔㄞ gwai2 si2 san4 caai1 demons and gods at work (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation
- 千差万别 千差萬別 qiān chā wàn bié ㄑㄧㄢ ㄔㄚ ㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄝˊ cin1 caa1 maan6 bit6 (idiom) extremely diverse
- 神差鬼使 shén chāi guǐ shǐ ㄕㄣˊ ㄔㄞ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄕˇ san4 caai1 gwai2 si2 the work of gods and devils (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation
- 丝毫不差 絲毫不差 sī háo bù chā ㄙ ㄏㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄚ si1 hou4 bat1 caa1 accurate to perfection (idiom)
- 天差地别 天差地別 tiān chā dì bié ㄊㄧㄢ ㄔㄚ ㄉㄧˋ ㄅㄧㄝˊ tin1 caa1 dei6 bit6 (idiom) poles apart; as different as can be
- 天差地远 天差地遠 tiān chā dì yuǎn ㄊㄧㄢ ㄔㄚ ㄉㄧˋ ㄩㄢˇ tin1 caa1 dei6 jyun5 poles apart (idiom)
- 百事无成 百事無成 bǎi shì wú chéng ㄅㄞˇ ㄕˋ ㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ baak3 si6 mou4 sing4 to have accomplished nothing (idiom)
- 兵家常事 bīng jiā cháng shì ㄅㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄤˊ ㄕˋ bing1 gaa1 soeng4 si6 commonplace in military operations (idiom)
- 不明事理 bù míng shì lǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˇ bat1 ming4 si6 lei5 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
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- 东窗事发 東窗事發 dōng chuāng shì fā ㄉㄨㄥ ㄔㄨㄤ ㄕˋ ㄈㄚ dung1 coeng1 si6 faat3 (of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom)
- 咄咄怪事 duō duō guài shì ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄕˋ cyut3 cyut3 gwaai3 si6 (idiom) extraordinary occurrence; bizarre event
- 多事之秋 duō shì zhī qiū ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕˋ ㄓ ㄑㄧㄡ do1 si6 zi1 cau1 (idiom) troubled times; eventful period
- 风流韵事 風流韻事 fēng liú yùn shì ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄩㄣˋ ㄕˋ fung1 lau4 wan6 si6 poetic and passionate (idiom); romance
- 敷衍了事 fū yǎn liǎo shì ㄈㄨ ㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄕˋ fu1 hin2 liu5 si6 (idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions
- 感情用事 gǎn qíng yòng shì ㄍㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄥˋ ㄕˋ gam2 cing4 jung6 si6 to act impetuously (idiom); on an impulse
- 公事公办 公事公辦 gōng shì gōng bàn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄢˋ gung1 si6 gung1 baan6 to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom)
Example sentences
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这不 這不 是 件 困难 困難 的 差事 。
This isn't a difficult job.
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说服 說服 他 中止 旅行 真是 件 苦差事 。
I had a hard time trying to persuade him to cancel the trip.
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