事务 meaning in English

shìwù

(political, economic etc) affairs; work

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 事務13 strokes

Meaning of 事务

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shìwù
  1. (political, economic etc) affairs
  2. work
  3. transaction (as in a computer database)

事务 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā知zhī道dào很hěn多duō外wài国guó事shì务wù。
He knows a lot about foreign affairs.
他tā无wú权quán干gān涉shè我wǒ们men的de家jiā庭tíng事shì务wù。
He has no right to interfere in our family affairs.
你nǐ最zuì好hǎo不bù要yào插chā手shǒu别bié人rén的de事shì务wù。
It's best if you don't poke your nose into other people's business.
你nǐ没méi有yǒu干gān涉shè他tā人rén事shì务wù的de权quán力lì。
You have no right to interfere in other people's affairs.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

事 shì · matter · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

务 wù · affairs · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Related words

Words that share a character with 事务.

没事儿méishìrto have spare time; free from work
事情shìqingaffair; matter; thing; business
故事gùshiold practice
服务fúwùto serve; service
好事hǎoshìgood action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed"); charity
同事tóngshìcolleague; co-worker
任务rènwumission; assignment; task; duty; role
事实shìshífact
事实上shìshíshangin fact; in reality
事件shìjiànincident; event
事业shìyèundertaking; project
事故shìgùaccident

Questions about 事务

What does 事务 mean?

事务 (shìwù) means "(political, economic etc) affairs; work" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 事务?

事务 is made of 2 characters: 事 (8 strokes), 务 (5 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

Is 事务 an HSK word?

Yes. 事务 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 事务 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 事务 is written 事務.