务 (務) wù

1. wù noun affairs / business / matter / activity
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As in 事务; for example, in 《韓非子·詭使》 Han Feizi, Absurd Encouragements: 本務 'primary duties' (trans. by Liao 1939, ch. 45; ABC 'wù' bf 1; Guoyu '務' n 1; Kroll 2015 '務' 3; NCCED '务' 1; Unihan '務')
2. wù verb to labor at
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As in 务农 (ABC 'wù' bf 3; Guoyu '務' v 1; Kroll 2015 '務' 1; NCCED '务' 2)
3. wù adverb must / should
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As in 务必 (ABC 'wù' bf 2; Guoyu '務' adv; Kroll 2015 '務' 2a; NCCED '务' 4; Unihan '務')
4. wù verb to pursue / to seek / to strive for
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As in 务求 (ABC 'wù' bf 2; Guoyu '務' v 2; NCCED '务' 3)
5. wù noun a necessity
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '務' 2)
6. wù noun tax office
   Domain: History 历史 , Subdomain: China 中国
   Notes: (Guoyu '務' n 2)
7. wù proper noun Wu
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names 名字 , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '務' n 3)

Contained in

• 任务(任務) mission / assignment / task / duty
• 国家税务总局局(國家稅務總局) State Administration of Taxation
• 税务总局(稅務總局) State Administration of Taxation
• 国务院(國務院) Department of State (USA) / State Council (China)
• 服务(服務) to serve ; a service
• 业务(業務) business / profession / vocation
• 电子商务(電子商務) e-commerce
• 财务(財務) treasurer / financial affairs
• 义务(義務) volunteer / duty / obligation ; voluntary
• 职务(職務) a post / a position
• 商务(商務) commerce / business
• 家务(家務) housework
• 公务员(公務員) functionary / office-bearer
• 债务(債務) debt
• 服务员(服務員) waiter / waitress / attendant
• 医务室(醫務室) medical clinic
• 医务(醫務) medical affairs
• 特务(特務) special agent / operative / spy
• 事务(事務) affairs / work
• 常务(常務) a routine / everyday duties
• 乘务员(乘務員) flight attendant / attendant on a train
• 公务(公務) public affairs / official business
• 务必(務必) must
• 总务(總務) general matters
• 商务部(商務部) Department of Trade
• 国务卿(國務卿) Secretary of State
• 商务印书馆(商務印書館) Commercial Press
• 教务(教務) educational administration
• 政务(政務) government affairs
• 务工(務工) to work on a project
• 务实(務實) to be pragmatic / to be practical
• 税务(稅務) taxation services / state revenue service

Also contained in

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Truncated for common words

• 卷一百八十九 志第一百四十二 兵三 Volume 189 Treatises 142: Military 3 History of Song 《宋史》 — count: 35
• 卷一百八十五 志第一百三十八 食貨下七 Volume 185 Treatises 138: Finance and Economics 2g History of Song 《宋史》 — count: 35
• 卷七十二 志第四十八 職官一 Volume 72 Treatises 48: Official Posts 1 History of Ming 《明史》 — count: 24
• 卷八十三 列傳第三十三: 郭孝恪 張儉 蘇定方 薛仁貴 程務挺 張士貴 趙道興 Volume 83 Biographies 33: Guo Xiaoke, Zhang Jian, Su Dingfang, Xue Rengui, Cheng Wuting, Zhang Shigui, Zhao Daoxing Old Book of Tang 《舊唐書》 — count: 23
• 卷一百八十三 志第一百三十六 食貨下五 Volume 183 Treatises 136: Finance and Economics 2e History of Song 《宋史》 — count: 23
• 卷一百八十一 志第一百三十四 食貨下三 Volume 181 Treatises 134: Finance and Economics 2c History of Song 《宋史》 — count: 22
• 卷一百三十九 列傳第八十九: 陸贄 Volume 139 Biographies 89: Lu Zhi Old Book of Tang 《舊唐書》 — count: 21
• 卷一百八十六 志第一百三十九 食貨下八 Volume 186 Treatises 139: Finance and Economics 2h History of Song 《宋史》 — count: 21
• 卷一百七十九 志第一百三十二 食貨下一 Volume 179 Treatises 132: Finance and Economics 2a History of Song 《宋史》 — count: 21
• 卷五十七　志第三十八:　百官三 內命婦 宮人女職 東宮官屬 親王府屬 太后兩宮官屬 大興府 諸京留守司諸京城宮苑提舉等職 按察司 諸路總管府、諸府、諸節鎮、防禦、刺史、縣鎮等職 諸轉運泉谷等職 諸府鎮兵馬等職 諸猛安部族及群牧等職 Volume 57 Treatises 38: Official Posts 3 - Women of the Inner Court; Palace Women with Official Positions; East Palace officials; Prince's Residence Subordinates; Officials of the Empress Dowager's Two Palaces; Daxing Prefecture; Officials in Charge of Offices, Palaces, and Parks in the Capital; Surveillance Commissions; Circuit Inspectors; Prefecture Governments; Town Administration; Defenses; Magistrates; County and Town Officials; Transportation and Grain Officials; Officials in Charge of Military Forces in the Prefectures; Officals in Charge of Pacifying Savage Tribes and Pastoral Peoples History of Jin 《金史》 — count: 20

Collocations

• 务德 (務德) 齊侯不務德而勤遠略 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 《春秋左氏傳》, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 8
• 务时 (務時) 務時敏 — Book of Documents 《尚書》, 商書 說命下（僞） Shang Shu - Charge to Yue III (forged) — count: 4
• 圣王务 (聖王務) 是以聖王務行禮 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 《春秋左氏傳》, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 4
• 务去 (務去) 君人者將禍是務去 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 《春秋左氏傳》, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 4
• 务求 (務求) 必務求興天下之利 — Mozi 《墨子》, 卷四 兼愛下 Book 4 - Universal Love III — count: 4
• 务地利 (務地利) 不務地利則倉廩不盈 — Guanzi 《管子》, 牧民第一 Chapter 1: Shepherding the People — count: 3
• 五务 (五務) 法有五務 — Guanzi 《管子》, 五輔第十 Chapter 10: Wu Fu — count: 3
• 务人 (務人) 其宰公冉務人止之 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 《春秋左氏傳》, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 3
• 冉务 (冉務) 其宰公冉務人止之 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 《春秋左氏傳》, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 3
• 务施 (務施) 句踐能親而務施 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 《春秋左氏傳》, 哀公 Lord Ai — count: 3