要 务

yào wùdictionary entry

key task / important affair

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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:

要務要务 [yao4 wu4] /key task/important affair/

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Other forms in these source records: 要務

要
yāo
(bound form) to demand / to coerce
yào
to want / to need / to ask for / will / shall / about to / need to / should / if (same as 要是[yào shi]) / (bound form) important
务
wù
affair / business / matter / to be engaged in / to attend to / by all means

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