商务
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
商务 (shāngwù) · business
商务 (shāngwù) means “business; commerce”. It is written with 2 characters: 商 (commerce) + 务 (affairs). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 商务 is built
The characters
商 shāng · commerce
What 商 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 冏jiǒng — bright
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 冏 gives the meaning, 章 gives the sound. (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
他去上海参加商务会议。Tā qù Shànghǎi cānjiā shāngwù huìyì.He went to Shanghai for a business meeting.
你学过商务汉语吗？Nǐ xué guo shāngwù Hànyǔ ma?Have you studied business Chinese?
Questions about 商务
What does 商务 mean?
商务 (shāngwù) means “business; commerce”.
How do you pronounce 商务?
商务 is pronounced shāngwù.
Which HSK level is 商务?
商务 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 商场shāngchǎngshopping mall
- 商店shāngdiànshop
- 商量shāngliangto discuss
- 商人shāngrénbusinessman
- 商品shāngpǐngoods
- 商业shāngyèbusiness
- 经商jīngshāngto do business
- 磋商cuōshāngto consult
- 商标shāngbiāotrademark
- 协商xiéshāngto consult
Learn 商务 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 19: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.