务 wù — affair; business; task; matter

务
wù

Level 1 · Common HSK 3 #297

Traditional: 務

wù wu4

Basic definition

noun
  1. affair; business; task; matter e.g 事务任务公务
  2. occupation; job; work; profession e.g 业务职务教务
verb
  1. to devote oneself to; to be engaged in; to work at e.g 务工务农务本
adverb
  1. must; necessarily; be sure to; without fail e.g 务必务须务请

Detailed explanation

verb
  1. (形声。从力，務( wù)声。从力，表示要致力于某事。本义:致力，从事)
  2. be engaged in e.g 务本 务能 · 务精 · 务穑 · 务法 · 务外 · 务纯 · 务于东
  3. work hard e.g 务时
  4. seek
  5. pursue e.g 贪多务得
  6. heat e.g 务脚
noun
  1. affair;business e.g 公务家务税务国务校务 私务
  2. important thing e.g 务头
  3. work e.g 务外
  4. occupation
  5. an ancient local authority
  6. shop
adverb
  1. must;be sure to e.g 务能 · 务请出席 · 务使大家明白这一点

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