公务

公務

gōngwù

noun HSK 7-9 #9,397

Meanings

1 official duties
2 government affairs

Characters

public; official

affairs; duties

Examples

HSK 6

他因公务出差去了北京。

Tā yīn gōngwù chūchāi qù le Běijīng.

He went to Beijing on official business.

HSK 6

公务员是很多人向往的职业。

Gōngwùyuán shì hěnduō rén xiàngwǎng de zhíyè.

Being a civil servant is a career many people aspire to.

Tips

usage

Common compounds: 公务员 (civil servant), 公务舱 (business class on a plane), 公务用车 (official vehicle).

Stroke Order

公 gōng

务 wù