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The Chinese word wu - 务 - wù
(business in Chinese)

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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

wù

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English translations

business"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū)., to be engaged in, to be sure to,
affair"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū)., must

Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 务 ( wù ) correctly?"

The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :

Chinese characters ( wu / wù ) with pronunciation (English translation: <m>business</m> )
务 ( wu / wù ) in traditional characters
務
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 务 ( wu / wù ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).

Ta zai yi jia gongsi zuo caiwu gongzuo.
Tā zài yī jiā gōngsī zuò cáiwù gōngzuò.
 – English translation: She works in finance at a company.

Character complexity
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务 is composed of 5 strokes and therefore is of very low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

affair  |  profession
务 ( wu / wù ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 263)
Chinese example words containing the character 务 ( wu / wù )
冲印服务 ( chōngyìnfúwù = print service ), 服务 ( fúwù = to serve ), 服务器 ( fúwùqì = server ), 服务台 ( fúwùtái = information desk ), 服务员 ( fúwùyuán = waiter ), 公务舱 ( gōngwùcāng = business class ), 公务员 ( gōngwùyuán = public servant ), 唤醒服务 ( huànxǐngfúwù = morning call service ), 客房服务 ( kèfángfúwù = housekeeping service ), 任务 ( rènwu = mission ), 商务间 ( shāngwùjiān = business suite ), 维修服务 ( wéixiūfúwù = maintenance service ), 医务所 ( yīwùsuǒ = hospital ), 自助服务 ( zìzhùfúwù = self-service )
Other characters that are pronounced wù in Chinese
雾 (fog) , 物 (matter) , 误 (error) , 晤 (to meet) , 坞 (dock)
More words that mean business in Chinese
shāng ( 商 ), yè ( 业 )

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All words in this dictionary (more to come) were taken from the multimedia Chinese learning software Han Trainer Pro.
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