差事 | chāi shi | errand / assignment / job / commission / CL:件[jian4] / see also 差使[chai1 shi5] | |
公差 | gōng chāi | official errand / bailiff in a yamen | |
支使 | zhī shǐ | to order (sb) around / to send on an errand / to order away | |
马前卒 | mǎ qián zú | lackey / errand boy / lit. runner before a carriage | |
差 | chāi | to send (on an errand) / (archaic) person sent on such an errand / job / official post | |
便人 | biàn rén | sb who happens to be on hand for an errand | |
白跑一趟 | bái pǎo yī tàng | to go on an errand for nothing / to go on a wild-goose chase |