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幹事

简干事 · 繁幹事

Mandarin · pinyin gàn shi

administrator
executive secretary

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事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
干: gàn · oppose, offend; invade; dried

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4–5 · gan4 shi5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gon3 si6

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noun

clerk; administrator (person in charge of a certain task)
executive secretary (of a society)

verb

to do things; to work; to handle affairs

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