How to say “business affairs” in Chinese

商务
shāngwù

business affairs; business

noun · HSK 5 · topic “Business”

“Business affairs” in Chinese is 商务, shāng wù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

商务 is read shāng wù: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

shāng — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note
wù — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

商
shāng — trade
务
wù — affair; engage in

At the bottom, 力 “strength”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “商务”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “business affairs” in Chinese?

“Business affairs” in Chinese is 商务, pinyin shāngwù.

What does 商务 mean?

商务 (shāngwù) means “business affairs; business”.

How do you write 商务?

商务 is 2 characters: 商 (shāng) — trade; 务 (wù) — affair; engage in. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 商务?

商务 is read shāngwù. Tones: shāng — first tone, wù — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.

“business affairs” in the lesson “Industries and trade”

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