"go on an errand" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 跑腿
• 出去办事

Definition

离开家或工作地点去完成短暂的任务，比如买东西、缴费或帮人送东西。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

英文的 'errand' 通常是短暂、实用的小任务，不是娱乐或长时间的外出。生活中常说 'run an errand'。可指自己或帮别人做事。

Examples

I need to go on an errand after lunch.

我午饭后需要**去跑个腿**。

She will go on an errand for her grandmother.

她要为奶奶**去跑个腿**。

Can you go on an errand to the store for me?

你能帮我**去商店办点事**吗？

I'll be quick, just need to go on an errand downtown.

我很快回来，只是要去市中心**跑个腿**。

He offered to go on an errand so I could rest.

他主动提出**去跑腿**，让我可以休息。

Whenever my mom needs something, I'm the one who has to go on an errand.

每次我妈妈需要什么，都是我去**跑腿**。