多 duō many / much / more / a lot of / too many / in excess / (after a numeral) ... odd / how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]) / (bound form) multi- / poly- syn 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 作业 作業 zuò yè school assignment / homework / work / task / operation / CL:個|个[ge4] / to operate syn 动手 動手 dòng shǒu to set about (a task) / to hit / to punch / to touch syn 履行 lǚ xíng to fulfill (one's obligations) / to carry out (a task) / to implement (an agreement) / to perform syn 课题 課題 kè tí task / problem / issue syn 赋予 賦予 fù yǔ to assign / to entrust (a task) / to give / to bestow syn 使命 shǐ mìng mission / long-term task to which one devotes oneself / a calling syn 督促 dū cù to supervise and urge completion of a task / to urge on syn 吃力 chī lì to entail strenuous effort / to toil at a task / strenuous / laborious / strain syn 艰巨 艱巨 jiān jù (of a task, mission or responsibility) extremely difficult / challenging / demanding syn 着手 著手 zhuó shǒu to put one's hand to it / to start out on a task / to set out 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 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) 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 多种 多種 duō zhǒng many kinds of / multiple / diverse / multi- syn 多个 多個 duō ge many / multiple / multi- (faceted, ethnic etc) 出手 chū shǒu to dispose of / to spend (money) / to undertake a task syn 多元 duō yuán poly- / multi- / multielement / multivariant / multivariate (math.) syn 做完 zuò wán to finish / to complete the task 多重 duō chóng multi- (faceted, cultural, ethnic etc) syn 专职 專職 zhuān zhí special duty / assigned full time to a task syn 特约 特約 tè yuē specially engaged / employed or commissioned for a special task syn 功课 功課 gōng kè homework / assignment / task / classwork / lesson / study / CL:門|门[men2] syn 迟迟 遲遲 chí chí late (with a task etc) / slow syn 专人 專人 zhuān rén specialist / person appointed for specific task syn 办好 辦好 bàn hǎo to take care of (a matter) / to get (a task) done / to handle (a project) expeditiously syn 工作组 工作組 gōng zuò zǔ work team / working group / task force 胜任 勝任 shèng rèn qualified / competent (professionally) / to be up to a task syn 传销 傳銷 chuán xiāo multi-level marketing 乏力 fá lì lacking in strength / weak / feeble / not up to the task 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 主要任务 主要任務 zhǔ yào rèn wu main task / principal duty 例行 lì xíng routine (task, procedure etc) / as usual 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 忍心 rěn xīn to have the heart to do sth / to steel oneself to a task syn 卖力 賣力 mài lì to work hard / to do one's very best / to throw oneself into the task at hand syn 重担 重擔 zhòng dàn heavy burden / difficult task / great responsibility syn 担子 擔子 dàn zi carrying pole and the loads on it / burden / task / responsibility / CL:副[fu4] syn 要务 要務 yào wù key task / important affair 称职 稱職 chèn zhí well qualified / competent / to be equal to the task / able to do sth very well 包揽 包攬 bāo lǎn to monopolize / to take on responsibility over everything / to undertake the whole task syn 交办 交辦 jiāo bàn to assign (a task to sb) 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 特派 tè pài special appointment / special correspondent / task force / sb dispatched on a mission 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 分派 fēn pài to assign (a task to different people) / to allocate syn 责成 責成 zé chéng to charge (an entity) with (a task) / to assign (sb) the task of syn 专任 專任 zhuān rèn full-time / to appoint sb to a specific task 包干 包乾 bāo gān to have the full responsibility of a job / allocated task 嘱托 囑託 zhǔ tuō to entrust a task to sb else 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 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 硬仗 yìng zhàng tough battle / difficult task / big challenge syn 点将 點將 diǎn jiàng to appoint a general (in theater) / fig. to appoint sb for a task 工作队 工作隊 gōng zuò duì a working group / a task force 方文山 fāng wén shān Vincent Fang (1969-), Taiwanese multi-Golden Melody Award lyricist 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 多用户系统 多用戶系統 multi-user system 吃力不讨好 吃力不討好 chī lì bù tǎo hǎo arduous and thankless task (idiom) / strenuous and unrewarding 农事 農事 nóng shì farming task syn 收心 shōu xīn to concentrate on the task / to curb one's evil instincts 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 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 假手 jiǎ shǒu to get (sb else) to perform the task / to rely on (sb else) to do it / prosthetic hand 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 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 急务 急務 jí wù urgent task / pressing matter 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 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 行百里者半九十 xíng bǎi lǐ zhě bàn jiǔ shí lit. ninety li is merely a half of a hundred li journey (idiom) / fig. the closer one is to completing a task, the tougher it gets / a task is not done until it's done 山高水险 山高水險 shān gāo shuǐ xiǎn lit. the mountains are high and the torrents swift / to undertake an arduous task or journey (idiom) 戴盆望天 dài pén wàng tiān lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head / it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head / fig. it is hard to get on in one's career while encumbered by family obligations / one can't perform a major task while bothered by other duties syn 潜神默记 潛神默記 qián shén mò jì to devote oneself to a task in silence (idiom) 眉毛胡子一把抓 眉毛鬍子一把抓 méi mao hú zi yī bǎ zhuā careless / any-old-how, regardless of the specific task 磨杵成针 磨杵成針 mó chǔ chéng zhēn to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom) / fig. to persevere in a difficult task / to study diligently syn 磨穿铁砚 磨穿鐵硯 mó chuān tiě yàn to grind one's way through an ink stone / to persevere in a difficult task (idiom) / to study diligently (idiom) 行行出状元 行行出狀元 háng háng chū zhuàng yuán lit. in every trade, a master appears (idiom) / fig. You can produce outstanding achievements in any task, provided you put it enough love and diligence 量才录用 量才錄用 liàng cái lù yòng to assess sb's capabilities and employ him accordingly (idiom) / to employ sb competent for the task syn 鞠躬尽力 鞠躬盡力 jū gōng jìn lì to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom) / striving to the utmost / same as 鞠躬盡瘁|鞠躬尽瘁[ju1 gong1 jin4 cui4] 力不胜任 力不勝任 lì bù shèng rèn not to be up to the task (idiom) / incompetent 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 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 斜杠 斜槓 xié gàng slash / forward slash (punctuation mark) / (neologism c. 2016) (coll.) (attributive) pursuing multiple career paths concurrently / having a portfolio career / (of a career, identity etc) multi-path / multi-hyphenate / slashie 多党谈判论坛 多黨談判論壇 Multi-Party Negotiating Forum / Multi-Party Forum / Negotiating Forum 多机构执行工作队 多機構執行工作隊 Multi-Agency Implementation Task Force 联合国青春期少女问题机构间工作队 United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on Adolescent Girls / Inter-Agency Task Force on Adolescent Girls 落实发展权问题高级别工作队 high-level task force on the implementation of the right to development / High-Level Task Force on the Right to Development 清理结束工作队 qīng lǐ jié shù gōng zuò duì liquidation task force / mission liquidation task force 非洲区域生殖健康工作队 非洲區域生殖健康工作隊 fēi zhōu qū yù shēng zhí jiàn kāng gōng zuò duì African Regional Reproductive Health Task Force / Regional Reproductive Health Task Force 临时特遣舰队 臨時特遣艦隊 interim naval task force / Interim Maritime Task Force 初级教育和两性平等问题第3工作队 初級教育和兩性平等問題第3工作隊 Millennium Project Task Force 3 on Primary Education and Gender Equality / Task Force 3 on Primary Education and Gender Equality 