事務 (si6 mou6 | shi4 wu4) : (political, economic, social, public etc.) affairs

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事務

si6 mou6

shi4 wu4

(political, economic, social, public etc.) affairs

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 12,100,000

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

事務 / 事务

This word has been viewed 1746 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 13th Nov 2004 17:08 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

事 si6 - matter; affair; job; work; accident
務 mou6 - be engaged in; task, affair; definitely

23 compounds containing this word:

事務所 - [n] business office
事務委員會 - panel (as in a think tank/symposium)
事務律師 - solicitor
事務長 - purser
民政事務署 - Home Affairs Department
入境事務處 - Immigration Department
廣播事務管理局 - Broadcasting Authority
市政事務署 - Urban Services Department
國務院機關事務管理局 - Bureau of Government Offices Administration
國家民族事務委員會 - State Nationalities Affairs Commission
天主教教育事務處 - Catholic Education Office
婦女事務委員會 - Women's Commission
康樂事務委員會 - Recreation Select Committee
懲教事務職員協會 - Correctional Services Officers’ Association
立法會交通事務委員會 - Legco's transport panel
競爭事務委員會 - Competition Commission
聯合國難民事務高級專員辦事處 - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
藥劑事務委員會 - Pharmacy and Poisons Board
青年事務委員會 - The Commission on Youth
選舉事務處 - Registration & Electoral Office
Common Formations:
外交事務 - [n] foreign affairs
律師事務所 - law firm
國務院台灣事務辦公室 - Taiwan Affairs Office

* The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *

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Decimal representation of this word: 事務

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*** The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate ***

* The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *