商务

shāng wù

HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

1. commercial affairs
2. commercial
3. commerce
4. business

Word relationships

Register variants

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• 生意 shēng yi 生意 shēng yi business 生意 is more colloquial for business dealings: business

Related words

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• 业务 yè wù 业务 yè wù business 业务 refers to business operations or professional work: business

Synonyms

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• 商业 shāng yè 商业 shāng yè business both refer to commerce and trade: business

Usage notes

Collocations

Common in formal compounds like 商务会议 (business meeting) and 电子商务 (e-commerce).

Common mistakes

Do not confuse 商务 (commerce) with 事物 (thing/matter); they have different meanings and tones.

Example Sentences

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这家公司从事国际贸易和 商务 活动。

This company engages in international trade and commercial activities.

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Words Containing 商务

• 上海商务印书馆 上海商务印书馆 shàng hǎi shāng wù yìn shū guǎn: Commercial Press, Shanghai (from 1897)
• 商务中心区 商务中心区 shāng wù zhōng xīn qū: central business district (e.g. CBD of Beijing)
• 商务印书馆 商务印书馆 shāng wù yìn shū guǎn: The Commercial Press, Beijing (est. 1897)
• 商务汉语考试 商务汉语考试 shāng wù hàn yǔ kǎo shì: Business Chinese Test (BCT)
• 商务部 商务部 shāng wù bù: Department of Trade
• 电子商务 电子商务 diàn zǐ shāng wù: e-commerce

Child Words of 商务

• 务 务 wù: affair
• 商 商 shāng: commerce