务 (wù): affair, business, matter
务 (wù) is a Chinese character meaning “affair.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 夂 (structural) and 力 (structural). It ranks #245 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- affair
- business
- matter
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 务
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 任务noun | rèn wu | mission | 4 |
| 服务verb | fú wù | to serve | 3 |
| 义务noun/adjective | yì wù | duty | 5 |
| 事务noun | shì wù | (political, economic etc) affairs | 6 |
| 业务noun | yè wù | business | 5 |
| 财务noun | cái wù | financial affairs | 6 |
| 职务noun | zhí wù | post | 6 |
| 家务noun | jiā wù | household duties | 5 |
| 商务noun | shāng wù | commercial affairs | 5 |
| 公务员noun | gōng wù yuán | civil servant | 5 |
| 乘务员noun | chéng wù yuán | attendant on an airplane, train, boat etc | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 事务所noun | shì wù suǒ | business office |
| 服务员noun | fú wù yuán | waiter |
| 服务生noun | fú wù shēng | server (at a restaurant) |
| 服务器noun | fú wù qì | server (computer) |
| 债务noun | zhài wù | debt |
| 公务noun | gōng wù | official business |
| 医务室noun | yī wù shì | infirmary |
| 医务noun | yī wù | medical affairs |
| 务必verb | wù bì | must |
| 内务部 | nèi wù bù | Ministry of Internal Affairs |
| 国务院proper-noun | guó wù yuàn | (PRC) State Council |
| 税务noun | shuì wù | taxation services |
| 国务卿noun | guó wù qīng | Secretary of State |
| 特务noun | tè wu | special assignment (military) |
| 当务之急phrase | dāng wù zhī jí | (idiom) top priority job |
务 appears in 102 compound words: 9 as the first character, 48 as the last, and 43 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 务 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (11)
to show no understanding of the times; to not be able to adapt to current circumstances; to lack judgement
pressing matter of the moment; task of top priority; matter of great urgency
pressing matter of the moment; task of top priority; matter of great urgency
Showing 10 of 11 idioms containing 务.
Example Sentences
这家酒店的服务态度很好，客人都很满意。
Zhè jiā jiǔdiàn de fúwù tàidu hěn hǎo, kèrén dōu hěn mǎnyì.
This hotel has very good service attitude; guests are all very satisfied.
中国公务员春节参加相亲 炫富有宾利、保时捷、房子...
zhōng guó gōng wù yuán chūn jié cān jiā xiāng qīn xuàn fù yǒu bīn lì , bǎo shí jié , fáng zǐ . . .
Chinese civil servants participate in blind dates during the Spring Festival to show off their wealth Bentley, Porsche, house...
“家门口”到“厂门口”,首批数百名来沪务工劳动者“..
jiā mén kǒu dào hǎn mén kǒu , shǒu pī shǔ bǎi míng lái hù wù gōng láo dòng zhě . .
From "doorstep" to "factory gate", the first batch of hundreds of migrant workers came to Shanghai":
高速交警邀“义务巡逻员”共吃年夜饭 警民共守平安路
gāo sù jiāo jǐng yāo yì wù xún luó yuán gòng chī nián yè fàn jǐng mín gòng shǒu píng ān lù
Highway traffic police invited "volunteer patrollers" to eat New Year's Eve dinner, police and people to guard the safe road together
伊最高领袖称伊朗武器事务“与美国无关”
yī zuì gāo lǐng xiù chèn yī lǎng wǔ qì shì wù yú měi guó mó guān
Iran's Supreme Leader Says Country's Weapons Affairs "Have Nothing to Do with the United States"
用户报告多个网络服务出现问题
yòng hù bào gào duō gě wǎng lào fú wù chū xiàn wèn tí
Users report issues with multiple network services.
你成功完成任务了吗？
Nǐ chénggōng wánchéng rènwu le ma?
Did you accomplish the task?
我怎么能忘记您交付我的任务？
Wǒ zěnme néng wàngjì nín jiāofù wǒ de rènwu?
How could I possibly forget about the task that you've entrusted to me?
谁选你来做这个任务？
Shéi xuǎn nǐ lái zuò zhège rènwu?
Who picked you for this mission?
对什么？毛毛先生是服务性动物。
Duì shénme? Máomao xiānsheng shì fúwù xìng dòngwù.
Why yes, Mr. Fluff is a service animal.
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