errand       
noun [ C ] uk/ˈer.ənd/ us/ˈer.ənd/
 (短程)差事;跑腿
a short journey either to take a message or to take or collect something
  I'll meet you at six, I've got some errands to do/run first. 我会在6点和你见面,我得先去办些事情。 
 Idiom  
errand of mercyidiom  literary 救难扶困之举;雪中送炭
an act of providing or bringing help