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事务 shìwù

事务 shìwù Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 事务 shìwù .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shìwù | shi4 wu4
English translation
(political, economic etc) affairs
work
transaction (as in a computer database)

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Traditional form

事務

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 事务 shìwù

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shì

Explanation

The characters Shǐ (history), (government official), 使 shǐ (cause; use; instruct), and shì (matter; work; affair) are all etymologically related and all derive from the same ancient character, depicting a hand ( yòu ) holding some object. There are various theorie

Positional decomposition

⿻⿳一口彐亅

Number of Strokes

8

Explanation

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compount. máo represents the sound, while and both represent the meaning. The traditional component máo was removed for simplification.

Positional decomposition

夂力

Number of Strokes

5

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Example sentences using 事务 shìwù

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wéi guì 公司 gōngsī de 会计 kuàijì 顾问 gùwèn 公司 gōngsī SmithDale事务所 shì wù suǒ zuò 一些 yī xiē 工作 gōngzuò .

I do some work for Smith and Dale, Your company's accounting firm.

shì 壳牌 Qiào pái 公司 gōngsī 法律 fǎlǜ 事务部唯一 wéiyī de 女性 nǚ xìng

She was the only woman in Shell's legal department.

负责 fùzé 民权 Mín quán 事务 shìwù de 官员 guān yuán shuì 可能 kěnéng 还有 hái yǒu 数百 shù bǎi Zōng 种族 zhǒngzú 暴力事件

Civil rights officials say there may be hundreds of other cases of racial violence.

zài 神学 shén xué 政治 zhèngzhì 事务 shìwù shǎng dōu shì 最终 zuì zhōng de 仲裁 zhòng cái rén

He was the ultimate arbiter on both theological and political matters.

gāi 事务所 shì wù suǒ bèi 拖欠 tuō qiàn le yāo 30万英镑

The firm was owed around £300,000 by late payers.

事务 shìwù Decomposition

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事务 shìwù Compounds

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