差使

chāishi
  1. official post
  2. billet
  3. commission
  4. see also 差事 chāishi

classifier: 件

CEDICT

Homographs

差使 chāishǐ
  1. to send
  2. to assign
  3. to appoint
  4. servants of an official
  5. official messenger

Entry Composition

1 差 chāi
  1. to send (on an errand)
  2. (archaic) person sent on such an errand
  3. job; official post
2 使 shǐ
  1. to make
  2. to cause
  3. to enable
  4. to use
  5. to employ
  6. to send
  7. to instruct sb to do sth
  8. envoy
  9. messenger