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打雜的

简打杂的 · 繁打雜的

Mandarin · pinyin dǎ zá de

odd-jobs worker

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打: dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
雜: Look up this written character
的: de · possessive, adjectival suffix
杂: zá · mixed, blended; mix, mingle

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3–2–5 · da3 za2 de5

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noun

person doing odd-jobs or errands; handyman; choreman; gofer

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