Definition
当差是一个旧时的离合词，原本指在衙门中担任差役或仆人，现在也泛用于指值班、执行任务。使用时中间可以插入成分，例如“当过差”(served as a servant/official)、“当不了差”(unable to serve)。因为带有历史色彩，现代日常对话中不如“值班”常见，但在电视剧、历史语境中仍很常用。
v.o.
(in old China) serve as a petty official or orderlybe on dutyperform one's duties
Examples
- 当差，。Tā zài xiàn yámen lǐ dāng, fùzé sòng gōngwén.He served as an orderly in the county yamen, responsible for delivering official documents.
- ，。Yǐqián tā zài gōng lǐ dāng guò chāi, jiàn guò hěnduō dà rénwù.He used to serve in the palace and met many important figures.
- 当差，。Jīntiān lúndào tā zài bàngōngshì dāng, bù néng zǎo zǒu.Today it's his turn to be on duty in the office, so he can't leave early.
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