执行公务

執行公務
zhíxínggōngwù
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to perform official duties
  2. 2 to carry out public business

Examples

Jǐngchá zhèngzài zhíxíng gōngwù.
The police officers are performing their official duties.
Fáng'ài guójiā gōngzuò rényuán zhíxíng gōngwù shì wéifǎ de.
Obstructing state personnel from performing their official duties is illegal.

Tips

culture
妨害公务 (obstructing official duties) is a criminal offense in China covering interference with on-duty officials — from shoving a traffic cop to blocking a court bailiff. The phrase 正在执行公务 is critical: the obstruction must happen while the official is actively on duty.

Stroke Order

zhí
xíng
gōng