公务 gōngwù official business
How to remember 公务: 公 public + 务 affairs = official business.
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How it is used
- 'Official business/duties' of a government or organization - more formal than 公事. 公务繁忙 (gōngwù fánmáng) busy with official duties, 公务出差 (on an official business trip).
- The root of 公务员 (gōngwùyuán) civil servant. Bureaucratic register.