Definition

Examples

• 很多人觉得做翻译是苦差，其实不然。
  Hěn duō rén juéde zuò fānyì shì kǔ chāi, qíshí bùrán.
  Many people think being a translator is a thankless job, but it's not.
• 这份苦差没人愿意接，最后只好我自己来。
  Zhè fèn kǔ chāi méi rén yuànyì jiē, zuìhòu zhǐhǎo wǒ zìjǐ lái.
  No one was willing to take on this hard and unprofitable job, so in the end I had to do it myself.
• 他每天加班到深夜，干的都是苦差。
  Tā měitiān jiābān dào shēnyè, gàn de dōu shì kǔ chāi.
  He works overtime until late every night, doing nothing but thankless tasks.