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常务

Word · AdjectiveTraditional常務

day-to-day; routine; standing (as in committee)

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Meanings

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1.

adjective

day-to-day; routine; in charge of regular operations

formal

Often used as an attributive before titles like 委员, 副省长, etc., to denote the person responsible for the regular, ongoing work. It is a standard term in organizational and government contexts.

Tā他
shì是
gōng公
sī司
de的
cháng常
wù务
fù副
zǒng总
jīng经
lǐ理
 。

He is the executive vice president of the company (responsible for day-to-day operations).

Cháng常
wù务
huì会
yì议
yóu由
cháng常
wù务
wěi委
yuán员
zhǔ主
chí持
 。

Standing committee meetings are chaired by standing committee members.

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Tā她
dān担
rèn任
gāi该
zǔ组
zhī织
de的
cháng常
wù务
lǐ理
shì事
 。

She serves as the executive director of that organization.

Cháng常
wù务
fù副
xiào校
zhǎng长
fù负
zé责
xué学
xiào校
de的
rì日
cháng常
xíng行
zhèng政
gōng工
zuò作
 。

The executive vice president is responsible for the university's daily administrative work.

Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
chǔ处
lǐ理
zhè这
xiē些
cháng常
wù务
wèn问
tí题
 。

We need to handle these routine matters.