"Errand" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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