政务 (zhèng wù) — government affairs; administration

Definition

noun

government affairsadministration

Easily confused

政务，。
Zhèng fǔ zhèng zài tuī jìn zhèng wù gǎi gé, tí gāo fú wù xiào lǜ.
The government is promoting administrative reform to improve service efficiency.
政务。
Gōng mín kě yǐ tōng guò wǎng luò píng tái chá xún zhèng wù xìn xī.
Citizens can inquire about government affairs information through online platforms.
政务。
Zhè cì huì yì zhǔ yào tǎo lùn zhèng wù gōng kāi hé tòu míng de wèn tí.
This meeting mainly discusses issues of openness and transparency in government affairs.

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.

政zhènggovernment

务wùaffairs

政 names government or politics, and 务 names the affairs connected with it.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

攴攴pūaction

Sound part声符shēngfú

正

Same sound today

政 combines 正, which gives the sound, with 攴, an action-related part.

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.