杂事

zá shì chán zhù le shēn

杂事缠住了身

bogged down with chores

zhè xiē huó dòng bāo kuò hái zi bāng zhù fù mǔ zuò jiā wù zá shì

这些活动包括孩子帮助父母做家务杂事。

These activities include the child helping the parent maintain chores in the home.

wǒ men hái xū yào zuò qí tā zá shì ma

我们还需要做其它杂事吗？

Are there other chores for us to do?

zhǐ yào nǐ néng bāng wǒ gàn diǎn r zá shì

只要你能帮我干点儿杂事。

As long as you can help me with some chores.

tā běn shì bèi gù yòng dāng nǚ jiā tíng jiào shī de què bèi dōng jia pò shǐ qù zuò yī xiē zá shì

她本是被雇用当女家庭教师的，却被东家迫使去做一些杂事。

She had been hired as a governess but was forced by her employer to fetch and carry.