务 (wù) — affair, business (bound form); to strive for, to devote oneself to (bound form); must, should (bound form, e.g. 务必)
Definition
务 is a bound form — it never stands alone. It means 'affair/work' (任务 task, 业务 business) or 'to strive for' (务必 must, 服务 to serve).
bound form
affairbusiness (bound form)to strive forto devote oneself to (bound form)mustshould (bound form, e.g. 务必)
Examples
- 。Tā chéng dān le zhè xiàng zhòng yào rèn wù.He undertook this important task.
- 。Tā bì shēng zhì lì yú yī wù gōng zuò.He devoted his whole life to medical work.
- 。Nǐ wù bì zhǔn shí dào dá.You must arrive on time.
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