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Matters in Chinese

matters · HSK 6

事务 shì wù

  1. 事 shì thing
  2. 务 wù affair

Counted with 项: 一项事务 yí xiàng shìwù

她负责公司的对外事务。 She is in charge of the company's external affairs.

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Matters in Chinese is 事务 (shì wù).

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