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业务

yè wù · ye wu

Traditional 業務

HSK 5Measure word: 项 xiàng

Meaning

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  1. business
  2. professional work
  3. service
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In a conversation

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Handling bank business

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)来(lái)银行(yínháng)办(bàn)点(diǎn)业务(yèwù)！

    I came to the bank to handle some business.

  2. Liangliang

    办(bàn)什么(shénme)业务(yèwù)？人(rén)多(duō)吗(ma)

    What business? Are there many people?

  3. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)三十(sānshí)个(gè)人(rén)在(zài)等(děng)，只(zhǐ)开(kāi)了(le)一个(yīgè)窗口(chuāngkǒu)！

    Thirty people are waiting, and only one window is open.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)什么时候(shénmeshíhou)轮到(lúndào)你(nǐ)？

    So when do you get your turn?

  5. Dengdeng

    轮到(lúndào)我(wǒ)了(le)，办事员(bànshìyuán)去(qù)吃(chī)午饭(wǔfàn)了(le)！

    My turn came, and the clerk went to lunch!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)需(xū)要(yào)改(gǎi)进(jìn)我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)客(kè)服(fú)业(yè)务(wù)。

We need to improve our customer service.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

因(yīn)为(wèi)你(nǐ)们(men)公(gōng)司(sī)的(de)业(yè)务(wù)能(néng)够(gòu)发(fā)挥(huī)我(wǒ)的(de)特(tè)长(cháng)。

Because your business can play to my strengths.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by astriddegaste · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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