事务

shì wù

CL 件 jiàn 项 xiàng

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Common

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Definitions

1. (political, economic etc) affairs
2. work
3. transaction (as in a computer database)

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 商务 shāng wù 商务 shāng wù commercial affairs 指商业事务: commercial affairs

Usage notes

Collocations

事务 usually pairs with formal contexts (商务/政治), while 事情 is for everyday matters.

Example Sentences

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国防是国家的重要 事务 。

National defense is an important affair of the state.

行政部门负责处理日常 事务 。

The administrative department is responsible for handling daily affairs.

管家每天负责安排家里的各项 事务 。

The housekeeper is responsible for arranging various household matters every day.

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Words Containing 事务

• 事务所 事务所 shì wù suǒ: office
• 事务律师 事务律师 shì wù lǜ shī: solicitor (law)
• 事务繁忙 事务繁忙 shì wù fán máng: busy
• 内部事务 内部事务 nèi bù shì wù: internal affairs
• 国务院台湾事务办公室 国务院台湾事务办公室 guó wù yuàn tái wān shì wù bàn gōng shì: Taiwan Affairs Office
• 国务院港澳事务办公室 国务院港澳事务办公室 guó wù yuàn gǎng ào shì wù bàn gōng shì: Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council
• 外交事务 外交事务 wài jiāo shì wù: foreign affairs
• 律师事务所 律师事务所 lǜ shī shì wù suǒ: law firm
• 联合国难民事务高级专员办事处 联合国难民事务高级专员办事处 lián hé guó nán mín shì wù gāo jí zhuān yuán bàn shì chù: Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
• 余留事务 余留事务 yú liú shì wù: unfinished business

Child Words of 事务

• 事 事 shì: matter
• 务 务 wù: affair