公事 (gōngshì): official business

Measure Word

一件公事 jiàn

公事公办，不能讲私情。

Gōngshìgōngbàn, bùnéng jiǎng sīqíng.

Official business should be handled officially, without personal favors.

他在处理公事。

Tā zài chǔlǐ gōngshì.

He is handling official business.

usage

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

公 gōng

事 shì