家务
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
家务 (jiāwù) · housework
家务 (jiāwù) means “housework; household chores”. It is written with 2 characters: 家 (home) + 务 (affairs). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 家务 is built
The characters
家 jiā · home
What 家 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 豕shǐ — pig
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 勿wù — must not
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: 宀 gives the meaning, 豕 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
周末我帮妈妈做家务。Zhōumò wǒ bāng māma zuò jiāwù.On weekends I help my mother with the housework.
你们家谁做家务？Nǐmen jiā shéi zuò jiāwù?Who does the housework in your family?
Questions about 家务
What does 家务 mean?
家务 (jiāwù) means “housework; household chores”.
How do you pronounce 家务?
家务 is pronounced jiāwù.
Which HSK level is 家务?
家务 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 国家guójiācountry
- 回家huíjiāto go home
- 家里jiālǐat home
- 家人jiārénfamily members
- 在家zàijiāat home
- 大家dàjiāeveryone
- 画家huàjiāpainter
- 家庭jiātíngfamily
- 家长jiāzhǎngparent (of a student)
- 全家quánjiāthe whole family
Learn 家务 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 74: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.