美 差 事

měi chāi shìdictionary entry

a terrific job

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

美差事美差事 [mei3 chai1 shi4] /a terrific job/

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Reference information

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Character information

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美
měi
beautiful / very satisfactory / good / to beautify / to be pleased with oneself
Měi
(bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲[Měi zhōu]) / (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國|美国[Měi guó])
差
chā
difference / discrepancy / (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction) / (literary) a little / somewhat / slightly
chà
different / wrong / mistaken / to fall short / to lack / not up to standard / inferior / Taiwan pr. [chā]
chāi
to send (on an errand) / (archaic) person sent on such an errand / job / official post
cī
used in 參差|参差[cēn cī]
事
shì
matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng],回[huí]

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