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财务 (cái wù) — financial affairs; finance

Definition

财务 refers to financial affairs within an organization (e.g. a company's 财务部门). 金融 is the broader finance industry/markets; 财政 is public/government finance.

noun
financial affairsfinance
Easily confused

Examples

  • 财务。
    Tā zài gōng sī de cái wù bù mén gōng zuò.
    He works in the company's finance department.
  • 财务。
    Zhè ge yuè de cái wù bào gào yǐ jīng zuò hǎo le.
    This month's financial report is already done.
  • 财务。
    Xué xí cái wù guǎn lǐ duì zuò shēng yi hěn yǒu bāng zhù.
    Studying financial management is very helpful for doing business.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

财cáimoney
务wùaffairs

财务 combines 财 (money) with 务 (affairs), giving the sense of money-related affairs.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 財; 财 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
貝貝bèishell
Sound part声符shēngfú
才
才cái財cái
Same sound today

The traditional form 財 has 貝 (shell) next to 才, which gives the sound; the simplified 财 is a later shorthand.

Open 财 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 務; 务 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
力力lìstrength
Sound part声符shēngfú
敄
敄wù務wù
Same sound today

In the traditional form 務, 力 shows the sense of strength or effort, while 敄 gives the sound. The simplified 务 is a later shorthand.

Open 务 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 6HSK 2.0 Level 6Finance & Banking

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