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找事

Mandarin · pinyin zhǎo shì

to look for employment
to pick a quarrel

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找: zhǎo · search, seek, look for; find
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident

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3–4 · zhao3 shi4

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verb

(verb-object) to look for work; to seek employment
(verb-object) to pick a quarrel
(verb-object) to look for trouble

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