事务
shì wù
Pinyin

Definition

事务
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shì wù
  1. (political, economic etc) affairs
  2. work
  3. transaction (as in a computer database)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

事
shì
  1. 1 matter
  2. 2 thing
  3. 3 item
  4. 4 work
  5. 5 affair
  6. 6 CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng],回[huí]
事情
shì qing
  1. 1 affair
  2. 2 matter
  3. 3 thing
  4. 4 business
  5. 5 CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng]
故事
gù shì
  1. 1 old practice
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
世事
shì shì
  1. 1 affairs of life
  2. 2 things of the world
事事
shì shì
  1. 1 everything
事件
shì jiàn
  1. 1 event
  2. 2 happening
  3. 3 incident
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
事先
shì xiān
  1. 1 in advance
  2. 2 before the event
  3. 3 beforehand
  4. 4 prior
事儿
shì r5
  1. 1 one's employment
  2. 2 business
  3. 3 matter that needs to be settled
  4. 4 (northern dialect) (of a person) demanding
  5. 5 trying
  6. 6 troublesome
  7. 7 erhua variant of 事[shì]
  8. 8 CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng]
事务
shì wù
  1. 1 (political, economic etc) affairs
  2. 2 work
  3. 3 transaction (as in a computer database)
事实
shì shí
  1. 1 fact
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
事后
shì hòu
  1. 1 after the event
  2. 2 in hindsight
  3. 3 in retrospect
事故
shì gù
  1. 1 accident
  2. 2 CL:樁|桩[zhuāng],起[qǐ],次[cì]
事业
shì yè
  1. 1 undertaking
  2. 2 project
  3. 3 activity
  4. 4 (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause
  5. 5 publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation
  6. 6 career
  7. 7 occupation
  8. 8 CL:個|个[gè]
事业有成
shì yè yǒu chéng
  1. 1 to be successful in business
  2. 2 professional success
事物
shì wù
  1. 1 thing
  2. 2 object
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
事变
shì biàn
  1. 1 incident
  2. 2 unforeseen event
  3. 3 events (in general)
事项
shì xiàng
  1. 1 matter
  2. 2 item
人事
rén shì
  1. 1 personnel
  2. 2 human resources
  3. 3 human affairs
  4. 4 ways of the world
  5. 5 (euphemism) sexuality
  6. 6 the facts of life
做事
zuò shì
  1. 1 to work
  2. 2 to handle matters
  3. 3 to have a job
共事
gòng shì
  1. 1 to work together

Idioms (20)

不明事理
bù míng shì lǐ
  1. 1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不经一事
bù jīng yī shì
  1. 1 You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience
不经一事，不长一智
bù jīng yī shì , bù zhǎng yī zhì
  1. 1 You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience
世上无难事，只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
事不过三
shì bù guò sān
  1. 1 a thing should not be attempted more than three times (idiom)
  2. 2 don't repeat the same mistake again and again
  3. 3 bad things don't happen more than three times
事不关己
shì bù guān jǐ
  1. 1 a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)
事不关己，高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
  1. 1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
事到临头
shì dào lín tóu
  1. 1 when things come to a head (idiom)
事半功倍
shì bàn gōng bèi
  1. 1 half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
  2. 2 a stitch in time saves nine
事危累卵
shì wēi lěi luǎn
  1. 1 lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
事在人为
shì zài rén wéi
  1. 1 the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort
  2. 2 With effort, one can achieve anything.
事实胜于雄辩
shì shí shèng yú xióng biàn
  1. 1 Facts speak louder than words. (idiom)
事后聪明
shì hòu cōng ming
  1. 1 wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
事后诸葛亮
shì hòu Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 a genius in retrospect (idiom); hindsight is 20-20
事怕行家
shì pà háng jiā
  1. 1 an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
事无巨细
shì wú jù xì
  1. 1 lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to deal with any matter, regardless of its importance
事与愿违
shì yǔ yuàn wéi
  1. 1 things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)
事过境迁
shì guò jìng qiān
  1. 1 The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom).
  2. 2 It is water under the bridge.
人浮于事
rén fú yú shì
  1. 1 more hands than needed (idiom); too many cooks spoil the broth
今日事今日毕
jīn rì shì jīn rì bì
  1. 1 never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom)

Sample Sentences

英国脱离欧盟应该说有很多方面的原因，从历史的角度来说，这和英国从十九世纪开始，就奉行对欧洲大陆事务不予干涉的独立政策息息相关。
Yīngguó tuōlí Ōuméng yīnggāishuō yǒu hěn duō fāngmiàn de yuányīn ，cóng lìshǐ de jiǎodù láishuō ，zhè hé Yīngguó cóng shíjiǔ shìjì kāishǐ ，jiù fèngxíng duì Ōuzhōu dàlù shìwù bùyǔgānshè de dúlì zhèngcè xīxīxiāngguān 。
You could say that there are many reasons for the UK to leave the EU. Historically speaking, this closely relates to Britain's pursuit of an independent policy of non-interference in European continental affairs from the 19th Century onwards.
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但是从长远来说，对英国不利的影响也有很多。失去欧盟成员国的资格，英国将难以依托欧盟，在欧洲和世界事务中发挥重要作用，其国际地位和影响将大打折扣。
dànshì cóng chángyuǎn láishuō ，duì Yīngguó bùlì de yǐngxiǎng yě yǒu hěn duō 。shīqù Ōuméng chéngyuán guó de zīge ，Yīngguó jiāng nányǐ yītuō Ōuméng ，zài Ōuzhōu hé shìjiè shìwù zhōng fāhuī zhòngyào zuòyòng ，qí guójì dìwèi hé yǐngxiǎng jiāng dà dǎ zhékòu 。
But in the long-term, there are also a lot of effects that are detrimental to the UK. After losing its membership of the EU, the UK will find it hard to play an important role in European and global affairs, which it previously did through the EU. It's global status will be seriously undermined.
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老师，最近还是那么忙碌吗？建筑事务所运作如何呢？
lǎoshī ，zuìjìn háishì nàme mánglù ma ？jiànzhù shìwùsuǒ yùnzuò rúhé ne ？
Professor, are you still as busy as ever? How is the architectural practice getting on?
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国际风云变幻莫测，外交事务更是错综复杂，外交辞令只是其中的一种形式，作为普通国人，我们虽然无需参与国际事务，但了解我国的外交辞令也有利于我们更了解国家的外交动向和政策。
guójì fēngyún biànhuànmòcè ，wàijiāo shìwù gèng shì cuòzōngfùzá ，wàijiāo cílìng zhǐshì qízhōngde yīzhǒng xíngshì ，zuòwéi pǔtōng guórén ，wǒmen suīrán wú xū cānyù guójì shìwù ，dàn liǎojiě wǒguó de wàijiāo cílìng yě yǒulìyú wǒmen gèng liǎojiě guójiā de wàijiāo dòngxiàng hé zhèngcè 。
The international climate is hard to predict, and diplomatic affairs are even more complicated. Diplomatic rhetoric is only a style, as an ordinary citizen, although we don't need to take part in international affairs, understanding Chinese diplomatic rhetoric is also helpful for us in understanding diplomatic moves and policies better.
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