Chinese word

事务

Pronunciation

Pinyinshì wù

Meaning

  • nounaffairs

Example

我负责办公室的事务。wǒ fù zé bàn gōng shì de shì wù

I handle office affairs.

Illustration for 事务 (affairs)

More examples

他今天要处理很多日常事务。tā jīn tiān yào chú lǐ hěn duō rì cháng shì wù

He has to handle a lot of daily affairs today.

Core concept

A cluster of organized work matters that an institution keeps moving through planning, handling, and follow-up.

Common phrases

  • 处理事务chú lǐ shì wù

    handle affairs

  • 办公室事务bàn gōng shì shì wù

    office affairs

  • 日常事务rì cháng shì wù

    daily affairs

Similar words

事情shì qíng: What has happened, or the details and condition of a situation.
工作gōng zuò: Everyday job duties and work done at a workplace.
业务yè wù: Business operations and services carried out by a company or within a professional field.
事项shì xiàng: A particular point or matter listed for action in a document or plan.

Definition in Chinese

在组织或公司内部需要办理、安排或处理的工作性事项。zài zǔ zhī huò gōng sī nèi bù xū yào bàn lǐ ān pái huò chú lǐ de gōng zuò xìng shì xiàng

Word origin

事 (shì, "matter") + 务 (wù, "duty") combines a matter with a duty, giving the word its sense of work handled as part of an organization's responsibilities.

Usage tips

  • In conversational Chinese, this noun has a formal administrative tone, so it suits workplace or institutional discussion better than relaxed talk about a personal concern.

Opposites

  • 闲事xián shìidle mattersnoun

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