公事

gōng shì

CL 件 jiàn

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Uncommon

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Definitions

1. work-related matters
2. documents

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 私事 sī shì 私事 sī shì personal matters personal matters, opposite of work-related matters: personal matters

Related words

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• 公事公办 gōng shì gōng bàn 公事公办 gōng shì gōng bàn to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom) idiom: to handle public affairs according to rules, not personal relationships: to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom)
• 业务 yè wù 业务 yè wù business business or professional work, often more specific than general public affairs: business

Synonyms

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• 公务 gōng wù 公务 gōng wù official business refers to official or governmental affairs, more formal than 公事: official business

Usage notes

Common mistakes

公事 is not used to refer to 'public service' as a career; use 公务员 for civil servant.

Example Sentences

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我们下午要讨论几件 公事 。

We need to discuss several work-related matters this afternoon.

公事 公辦。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 824613)

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Words Containing 公事

• 例行公事 例行公事 lì xíng gōng shì: routine business
• 公事公办 公事公办 gōng shì gōng bàn: to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom)
• 公事房 公事房 gōng shì fáng: office (room or building)

Child Words of 公事

• 事 事 shì: matter
• 公 公 gōng: public