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要务

Word · NounTraditional要務

important affairs; urgent business

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

important affairs; urgent business; priority task

formal

Formal and written register. Refers to significant matters requiring immediate attention, often used in governmental, administrative, or serious personal contexts.

Yào要
wù务
zài在
shēn身
 ,
tā他
wú无
fǎ法
cān参
jiā加
jù聚
huì会
 。

With urgent business weighing upon him, he could not attend the gathering.

Dāng当
qián前
yào要
wù务
shì是
wěn稳
dìng定
jīn金
róng融
shì市
chǎng场
 。

The current priority is to stabilize the financial markets.

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Tā他
bǎ把
chǔ处
lǐ理
guó国
jiā家
yào要
wù务
fàng放
zài在
shǒu首
wèi位
 。

He places the handling of state affairs above all else.