公事

gōngshì

noun HSK 7-9 #6,030

Measure Word

一件公事 jiàn

Meanings

1 official business
2 public affairs

Characters

public; official

Examples

HSK 3

他在处理公事。

Tā zài chǔlǐ gōngshì.

He is handling official business.

HSK 7-9

公事公办，不能讲私情。

Gōngshìgōngbàn, bùnéng jiǎng sīqíng.

Official business should be handled officially, without personal favors.

Tips

usage

The idiom 公事公办 means to handle official matters strictly by the rules, without showing favoritism.

Stroke Order

公 gōng

事 shì