Definition
业务 (yèwù) refers to the specific professional work, operations, or services a company or organization does. It's narrower than 商业 (shāngyè 'commerce/trade', the broad economic field) and 行业 (hángyè 'industry/sector', a category of business). Think of 业务 as the actual tasks or services a business handles.
noun
businessprofessional workservice
Measure word · 项
Examples
- 业务。Wǒmen gōngsī zuìjìn jiē dào le yí xiàng xīn yè wù.Our company recently got a new piece of business.
- 业务。Tā fùzé gōngsī de hǎiwài yè wù.He is in charge of the company's overseas operations.
- 业务。Zhè xiàng yè wù xūyào nǐ qīnzì chǔlǐ.You need to handle this piece of business personally.
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