外事

wàishì
noun #39,943

Meanings

  1. 1 foreign affairs
  2. 2 external matters; diplomatic business

Examples

Tā zài wàishì bàngōngshì gōngzuò.
He works at the foreign affairs office.
Xuéxiào de wàishì huódòng yóu guójìchù fùzé.
The school's foreign-related activities are handled by the international office.

Tips

usage
Institutional term — every Chinese province, city, and university has an 外事 (foreign-affairs office). Broader and more administrative than 外交 (diplomacy), which refers to state-to-state relations.

Stroke Order

wài
shì