务
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wù · affairs, business

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Shape and proportion

5Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

夂Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 务

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wùWords pronounced wù
wuWords pronounced wu
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Example sentences

Notice where 务 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ men bù xū yào nǐ de fú wù.我们不需要你的服务。

We don't need your services.

Source: Tatoeba #10733489 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì gè bù kě néng de rènwu.这是个不可能的任务。

This is an impossible task.

Source: Tatoeba #9962877 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ měi tiān dōu bāng wǒ mā zuò jiā wù.我每天都帮我妈做家务。

I help my mother with the housework every day.

Source: Tatoeba #1235645 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bú shì de, tā shì wǒ men de yè wù zhǔ guǎn.不是的,他是我们的业务主管。

No, he's our business manager.

Source: Tatoeba #389054 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì nín de yì wù.这是您的义务。

That's your responsibility.

Source: Tatoeba #4263781 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ zuì hǎo bú yào chā shǒu bié rén de shì wù.你最好不要插手别人的事务。

It's best if you don't poke your nose into other people's business.

Source: Tatoeba #1409391 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 务 in context

  1. Say wù, then recall the core meaning: affairs, business.
  2. Write all 5 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 服务 (fú wù), meaning “to serve”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 务 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.