務 (mou6 | wu4) : be engaged in; task, affair; definitely

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務

mou6

wu4

[1] [v] be engaged in; devote one's efforts to
[2] [n] task; affair; business
[3] [adv] definitely; necessarily; must

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Stroke count: 11

Level: 2

Radical: 力 (#19)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

務 / 务

This word has been viewed 17351 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 19th Mar 2014 01:22

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公務 gung1 mou6 gong1 wu4 = official business

完成任務 jyun4 sing4 jam6 mou6 wan2 cheng2 ren4 wu4 = accomplish a task

服務 fuk6 mou6 fu2 wu4 = service

服務中心 fuk6 mou6 zung1 sam1 = service centre

商務 soeng1 mou6 shang1 wu4 = business/commercial affairs

貨物服務稅 fo3 mat6 fuk6 mou6 seoi3 huo4 wu4 fu2 wu4 shui4 = goods and services tax, GST

服務費 fuk6 mou6 fai3 = service charge

中央商務區 zung1 joeng1 soeng1 mou6 keoi1 zhong1 yang1 shang1 wu4 qu1 = Central Business District, CBD

服務員 fuk6 mou6 jyun4 fu2 wu4 yuan2 = waiter; server

事務 si6 mou6 shi4 wu4 = (political, economic, social, public etc.) affairs
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佢嘅服務態度冇得彈粵
Her attitude toward serving people couldn't be better.
[[國] 她的服務態度沒得挑 ]

乘務員用剪票夾在我們的車票上打孔。國
The train conductor punched our tickets.

你務必要按時到達那裡。國
You must be there on time.

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Decimal representation of this word: 務
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