美差

měichāi
noun #34,854

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 cushy job
  2. 2 plum assignment
  3. 3 easy and pleasant task

Examples

Zhè zhēn shì ge měichāi!
This is a really cushy job!
Chūchāi qù Sānyà kāihuì suàn shì měichāi.
A business trip to Sanya for a meeting counts as a plum assignment.

Tips

usage
here is read chāi ('errand / official post'), not chà ('bad') or chā ('difference'). ('beautiful') modifies it to mean a 'beautiful errand' — pleasant, well-paid, and undemanding. Often said with mild envy about someone else's assignment.

Stroke Order

měi
chà