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务虚

Word · VerbTraditional務虛

discuss ideological matters; theoretical study

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to study and discuss the political, ideological, policy and theoretical aspects of a piece of work; to concentrate on matters of principle rather than practical details

formal

Commonly used in organizational, governmental, or corporate contexts. Frequently contrasted with 务实 (dealing with concrete/practical matters). Common collocation: 务虚会 (meeting for theoretical discussion).

Wǒ我
men们
yào要
xiān先
wù务
xū虚
 ,
tǒng统
yī一
sī思
xiǎng想
rèn认
shi识
 ,
zài再
wù务
shí实
tuī推
jìn进
gōng工
zuò作
 。

We should first discuss matters of principle to unify our thinking, then proceed with practical work.

Zhè这
cì次
huì会
yì议
zhǔ主
yào要
shì是
wù务
xū虚
 ,
tǎo讨
lùn论
lǐ理
lùn论
wèn问
tí题
hé和
zhèng政
cè策
fāng方
xiàng向
 。

This meeting is mainly for theoretical discussion, addressing theoretical issues and policy directions.

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Wù务
xū虚
yǔ与
wù务
shí实
xiāng相
jié结
hé合
 ,
cái才
néng能
zuò做
hǎo好
zhè这
xiàng项
gōng工
zuò作
 。

Only by combining theoretical discussion with practical work can we do this job well.

Tā他
men们
kāi开
le了
yī一
gè个
wù务
xū虚
huì会
 ,
yán研
jiū究
míng明
nián年
de的
gōng工
zuò作
sī思
lù路
 。

They held a theoretical discussion meeting to examine next year's work strategy.