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
   Notes: (Guoyu '務' n 2)
7. wù proper noun Wu
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '務' n 3)

Contained in

• 实务(實務) practice (customary action, as opposed to theory); practical
• 国务院(國務院) Department of State (USA); State Council (China)
• 机务(機務) a confidential matter; an important matter ; mechanical service
• 劳务(勞務) service; services
• 服务广告协议(服務廣告協議) Service Advertisement Protocol / SAP
• 洋务学堂(洋務學堂) college of Western learning in late Qing
• 港务局(港務局) port authority
• 债务证券(債務證券) debt security; collateralized debt obligation (CDO), type of bond
• 务农(務農) farming; to work the land
• 医务(醫務) medical affairs
• 业务员(業務員) salesperson
• 服务员(服務員) waiter; waitress; attendant
• 商务部(商務部) Department of Trade
• 军务(軍務) military ; military affairs
• 医务人员(醫務人員) medical personnel
• 务虚(務虛) to discuss guidelines; to discuss principles to be followed
• 寓管理于服务之中(寓管理于服務之中) integrated services management
• 债务证书(債務證書) debt instrument
• 时务(時務) the key task at hand ; season
• 乘务(乘務) service (on a train, a plane etc)
• 职务(職務) a post; a position
• 事务(事務) affairs; a matter
• 客户服务(客戶服務) customer service; client service
• 综合服务数位网络(綜合服務數位網絡) Integrated Services Digital Network / ISDN
• 政务厅(政務廳) administrative office
• 传送服务(傳送服務) delivery service
• 简氏防务周刊(簡氏防務週刊) Jane's defense weekly
• 宿务语(宿務語) Cebuano (aka Bisaya), language spoken in parts of the Philippines
• 余留事务(餘留事務) unfinished business
• 外务省(外務省) foreign ministry (e.g. of Japan or Korea)
• 债务人(債務人) debtor
• 商务汉语考试(商務漢語考試) Business Chinese Test (BCT)
• 事务繁忙(事務繁忙) busy; bustling
• 粮食务(糧食務) grain department
• 财务再保险(財務再保險) financial reinsurance; fin re
• 务请(務請) please
• 侨务委员会(僑務委員會) Overseas Chinese Affairs Council

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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
• 卷七十二 志第四十八 職官一 Volume 72 Treatises 48: Official Posts 1 History of Ming 明史 — count: 22
• 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: 20
• 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: 20
• 卷四十六 列傳第十六 劉頌 李重 Volume 46 Biographies 16: Liu Song; Li Zhong Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 18

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
• 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: 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
• 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
• 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
• 君子务 (君子務) 吾聞君子務在擇人 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 3
• 三务 (三務) 三務成功 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 3