Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
务
wù
Description
"务"这个字常常表示要做的事情，比如"任务"就是要完成的工作。
The character "务" often indicates tasks to be done, such as "任务" meaning work to be completed.
它也可以表示"必须"的意思，比如"务必"。
It can also mean "must", as in "务必".
Meanings
务wù
affair; task; business matter
他每天都有很多家务要做。
He has a lot of housework to do every day.
务必wùbì
must; be sure to
你明天务必早点来。
You must come early tomorrow.
务wù
to be engaged in; to devote to
农民在田里务农。
Farmers work in the fields.
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Notes
- Etymology
simplified from 務; often forms compounds like 服务 (service) and 任务 (task).
- Nuance
as a verb 务 means 'to engage in', mostly in fixed words like 务农, 务工.
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