干事 gànshi administrator
administrator; executive secretary
How to remember 干事: 干 do + 事 matter = administrator.
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How it is used
- An administrative officer / clerk in an organization - 他是学生会的干事 (tā shì xuéshēnghuì de gànshi) he's an officer in the student union.
- A job title for staff handling specific affairs (宣传干事, 组织干事), common in unions, associations, and student groups.
- Reading matters: as this title it's gànshi (toneless shi). Written the same as the verb phrase 干事 (gàn shì, to do things/work) - context tells them apart.