事务 shìwù affairs
(political, economic etc) affairs; work; transaction (as in a computer database)
How to remember 事务: 事 matter + 务 affairs = affairs.
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How it is used
- Affairs/business/routine matters - 日常事务 (rìcháng shìwù) daily affairs, 内部事务 internal affairs.
- 事务 = ongoing (often administrative/official) business to be handled; contrast 事情 (shìqing), a general 'matter/thing.'
- 事务所 (shìwùsuǒ) = a professional office/firm (律师事务所 a law firm).
- 公共事务 (gōnggòng shìwù) = public affairs.
Example sentences
- 他无权干涉我们的家庭事务。 Tā wúquán gānshè wǒmen de jiātíngshìwù.He has no right to interfere in our family affairs.