wài jiāo shì wùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
foreign affairs
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

外交事務 外交事务 [wai4 jiao1 shi4 wu4] /foreign affairs/

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Other forms in these source records: 外交事務

  • 外
    wài

    outside / in addition / foreign / external

  • 交
    jiāo

    to hand over / to deliver / to pay (money) / to turn over / to make friends / (of lines) to intersect

  • 事
    shì

    matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng],回[huí]

  • 务
    wù

    affair / business / matter / to be engaged in / to attend to / by all means

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