经理 經理 jīng lǐ manager / director / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] syn 经纪人 經紀人 jīng jì rén broker / middleman / agent / manager syn 主管 zhǔ guǎn in charge / responsible for / person in charge / manager syn 管理员 管理員 guǎn lǐ yuán manager / administrator syn 管家 guǎn jiā (old) butler / steward / manager / administrator / housekeeper / to manage a household 经纪 經紀 jīng jì to manage (a business) / manager / broker syn 总管 總管 zǒng guǎn to be in charge of (a major area of responsibility) / person in charge / manager / (old) butler (of a rich family) / chief steward 总经理 總經理 zǒng jīng lǐ general manager / CEO 化妆师 化妝師 huà zhuāng shī make-up artist / (fig.) spin doctor / reputation manager 接任 jiē rèn to take over (as minister, manager etc) syn 管理人 guǎn lǐ rén supervisor / manager / administrator syn 干部 幹部 gàn bù cadre / official / officer / manager syn 经营者 經營者 jīng yíng zhě executive / manager / transactor syn 站长 站長 zhàn zhǎng person in charge of a train station 車站|车站[che1 zhan4] (stationmaster), website 網站|网站[wang3 zhan4] (webmaster), volunteer center 志工站[zhi4 gong1 zhan4] (center manager), etc 列车长 列車長 liè chē zhǎng conductor / train manager 大班 dà bān tai-pan / business executive / foreign business manager / top class of kindergarten or school grade syn 责成 責成 zé chéng to charge (an entity) with (a task) / to assign (sb) the task of syn 协理 協理 xié lǐ assistant manager / to assist in managing 主帅 主帥 zhǔ shuài (military) commander-in-chief / (sports) team manager / coach syn 高管 gāo guǎn senior executive / senior manager (abbr. for 高級管理人員|高级管理人员[gao1ji2 guan3li3 ren2yuan2]) 销售经理 銷售經理 xiāo shòu jīng lǐ Marketing Manager 店长 店長 diàn zhǎng store manager 副经理 副經理 fù jīng lǐ deputy director / assistant manager 业务经理 業務經理 Operations Manager 副理 fù lǐ deputy director / assistant manager 网管员 網管員 wǎng guǎn yuán network manager / network administrator 工作 gōng zuò to work / (of a machine) to operate / job / work / task / CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],項|项[xiang4] syn 任务 任務 rèn wu mission / assignment / task / duty / role / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] syn 动手 動手 dòng shǒu to set about (a task) / to hit / to punch / to touch syn 作业 作業 zuò yè school assignment / homework / work / task / operation / CL:個|个[ge4] / to operate syn 使命 shǐ mìng mission / long-term task to which one devotes oneself / a calling syn 赋予 賦予 fù yǔ to assign / to entrust (a task) / to give / to bestow syn 着手 著手 zhuó shǒu to put one's hand to it / to start out on a task / to set out syn 功课 功課 gōng kè homework / assignment / task / classwork / lesson / study / CL:門|门[men2] syn 胜任 勝任 shèng rèn qualified / competent (professionally) / to be up to a task syn 履行 lǚ xíng to fulfill (one's obligations) / to carry out (a task) / to implement (an agreement) / to perform syn 出手 chū shǒu to dispose of / to spend (money) / to undertake a task syn 称职 稱職 chèn zhí well qualified / competent / to be equal to the task / able to do sth very well 卖力 賣力 mài lì to work hard / to do one's very best / to throw oneself into the task at hand syn 例行 lì xíng routine (task, procedure etc) / as usual syn 忍心 rěn xīn to have the heart to do sth / to steel oneself to a task syn 课题 課題 kè tí task / problem / issue syn 艰巨 艱巨 jiān jù (of a task, mission or responsibility) extremely difficult / challenging / demanding syn 重担 重擔 zhòng dàn heavy burden / difficult task / great responsibility syn 专职 專職 zhuān zhí special duty / assigned full time to a task syn 分派 fēn pài to assign (a task to different people) / to allocate syn 吃力 chī lì to entail strenuous effort / to toil at a task / strenuous / laborious / strain syn 担子 擔子 dàn zi carrying pole and the loads on it / burden / task / responsibility / CL:副[fu4] syn 分身 fēn shēn (of one who has supernatural powers) to replicate oneself so as to appear in two or more places at the same time / a derivative version of sb (or sth) (e.g. avatar, proxy, clone, sockpuppet) / to spare some time for a separate task / to cut a corpse into pieces / to pull a body apart by the four limbs / parturition syn 督促 dū cù to supervise and urge completion of a task / to urge on syn 特约 特約 tè yuē specially engaged / employed or commissioned for a special task syn 专人 專人 zhuān rén specialist / person appointed for specific task syn 驾轻就熟 駕輕就熟 jià qīng jiù shú lit. an easy drive on a familiar path (idiom) / fig. experience makes progress easy / a task that is so familiar one can do it with one's hand tied behind one's back syn 硬仗 yìng zhàng tough battle / difficult task / big challenge syn 特派 tè pài special appointment / special correspondent / task force / sb dispatched on a mission syn 迟迟 遲遲 chí chí late (with a task etc) / slow syn 工作组 工作組 gōng zuò zǔ work team / working group / task force 鞠躬尽瘁 鞠躬盡瘁 jū gōng jìn cuì to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom) / striving to the utmost syn 百发百中 百發百中 bǎi fā bǎi zhòng lit. one hundred shots, one hundred hits / to carry out a task with great precision / to shoot with unfailing accuracy / be a crack shot (idiom) syn 要务 要務 yào wù key task / important affair 兴师动众 興師動眾 xīng shī dòng zhòng to muster large forces / to get a great number of people involved (in carrying out some task) syn 对口 對口 duì kǒu (of two performers) to speak or sing alternately / to be fit for the purposes of a job or task / (of food) to suit sb's taste syn 包揽 包攬 bāo lǎn to monopolize / to take on responsibility over everything / to undertake the whole task syn 假手 jiǎ shǒu to get (sb else) to perform the task / to rely on (sb else) to do it / prosthetic hand 受聘 shòu pìn hired (for employment) / invited (e.g. to lecture) / engaged (for a task) / (in olden times) betrothal gift from the groom's family syn 乏力 fá lì lacking in strength / weak / feeble / not up to the task syn 锲而不舍 鍥而不捨 qiè ér bù shě to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom) / to chisel away at sth / to persevere / unflagging efforts syn 工作队 工作隊 gōng zuò duì a working group / a task force 包干 包乾 bāo gān to have the full responsibility of a job / allocated task 农事 農事 nóng shì farming task syn 收兵 shōu bīng to retreat / to withdraw troops / to recall troops / fig. to finish work / to wind up / to call it a day / used with negatives: the task is far from over syn 点将 點將 diǎn jiàng to appoint a general (in theater) / fig. to appoint sb for a task 调兵遣将 調兵遣將 diào bīng qiǎn jiàng to move an army and send a general (idiom) / to deploy an army / to send a team on a task syn 嘱托 囑託 zhǔ tuō to entrust a task to sb else syn 收心 shōu xīn to concentrate on the task / to curb one's evil instincts 做完 zuò wán to finish / to complete the task 办好 辦好 bàn hǎo to take care of (a matter) / to get (a task) done / to handle (a project) expeditiously syn 主要任务 主要任務 zhǔ yào rèn wu main task / principal duty 交办 交辦 jiāo bàn to assign (a task to sb) 专任 專任 zhuān rèn full-time / to appoint sb to a specific task 激将法 激將法 jī jiàng fǎ indirect, psychological method of getting sb to do as one wishes (e.g. questioning whether they are up to the task) 吃力不讨好 吃力不討好 chī lì bù tǎo hǎo arduous and thankless task (idiom) / strenuous and unrewarding 望洋兴叹 望洋興嘆 wàng yáng xīng tàn lit. to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom) / fig. to feel powerless and incompetent (to perform a task) syn 费工夫 費工夫 fèi gōng fu to spend a great deal of time and effort / (of a task) demanding / exacting syn 派 pài (literary) tributary / branch of a river / clique / school / group / faction / (bound form) style / manner / to send (a person or resource) / to dispatch / to allocate (a resource or task) / to appoint (sb) / classifier for factions, groups etc / (preceded by 一[yi]) classifier used in characterizing a scene, atmosphere, demeanor, sound, remark etc / (loanword) pi (Greek letter Ππ) / the circular ratio 𝜋 = 3.14159... / (loanword) pie syn 演 yǎn to perform (a play etc) / to stage (a show) / (bound form) to develop / to play out / to carry out (a task) syn 胜 勝 shèng victory / success / to beat / to defeat / to surpass / victorious / superior to / to get the better of / better than / surpassing / superb (of vista) / beautiful (scenery) / wonderful (view) / (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear / equal to (a task) syn 役 yì forced labor / corvée / obligatory task / military service / to use as servant / to enserf / servant (old) / war / campaign / battle syn 苦差 kǔ chāi hard task / difficult mission / arduous and unrewarding undertaking / drudgery / grind / chore syn 特遣部队 task force 美差 měi chāi cushy job / pleasant task 摩拳擦掌 mó quán cā zhǎng fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom) / to roll up one's sleeves for battle / eager to get into action or start on a task syn 勉勉强强 勉勉強強 miǎn miǎn qiǎng qiǎng to achieve with difficulty / only just up to the task / barely adequate syn 急务 急務 jí wù urgent task / pressing matter 精卫填海 精衛填海 jīng wèi tián hǎi lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (idiom) / futile ambition / task of Sisyphus / determination in the face of impossible odds syn 毕其功于一役 畢其功于一役 bì qí gōng yú yī yì to accomplish the whole task at one stroke (idiom) syn 