公务
Old HSK 6
公务 (gōngwù) · official business
公务 (gōngwù) means “official business; public duties”. It is written with 2 characters: 公 (fair) + 务 (affairs). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 公务 is built
The characters
公 gōng · fair
What 公 is made of
- 八bā — eight
- 厶sī — private
Origin hint: To divide 八 what is private 厶 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
务 wù · affairs
What 务 is made of
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — (once) again
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
Example sentences
他这次出差是为了公务。Tā zhècì chūchāi shì wèile gōngwù.He is on this trip for official business.
这辆车只能用于公务。Zhè liàng chē zhǐnéng yòngyú gōngwù.This car can only be used for official business.
Questions about 公务
What does 公务 mean?
公务 (gōngwù) means “official business; public duties”.
How do you pronounce 公务?
公务 is pronounced gōngwù.
Which HSK level is 公务?
公务 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 办公室bàngōngshìoffice
- 公共汽车gōnggòng qìchēbus
- 公交车gōngjiāochēbus
- 公斤gōngjīnkilogram
- 公里gōnglǐkilometer
- 公路gōnglùroad
- 公平gōngpíngfair
- 公司gōngsīcompany
- 公园gōngyuánpark
- 高速公路gāosù gōnglùexpressway
Learn 公务 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 67: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.