Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

苦差

kǔchāi

ㄎㄨˇ ㄔㄞ

  1. 1hard task
  2. 2difficult mission
  3. 3arduous and unrewarding undertaking
  4. 4drudgery
  5. 5grind
  6. 6chore
Example

說服他中止旅行真是件苦差事。

shuìfú tā zhōngzhǐ lǚxíng zhēnshi jiàn kǔchāishi

I had a hard time trying to persuade him to cancel the trip.

Keep 苦差 and it comes back until you know it.

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