1.general matters2.division of general affairs3.person in overall charge
1.Department of Trade2.Department of Commerce
odd jobs; miscellaneous tasks
1.farming2.to work the land
1.to fulfill one's duty2.to work without asking for reward
1.routine2.everyday business3.daily operation (of a company)
1.odd job man2.army orderly
1.to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances2.not amenable to reason
1.urgent task2.pressing matter
matters relating to the Chinese diaspora (as a concern of the Chinese government)
it is essential to (complete a project on time, be thorough etc)
to discuss matters of principle (as opposed to concrete issues)
Cebu (province in the Philippines)
1.practice (customary action, as opposed to theory)2.practical
factory operations; factory administration
1.foreign affairs (in Qing times)2.foreign learning
1.party affairs2.work within the Communist party
Imperial Household Department (in Qing dynasty)
business class (travel class on airplanes, trains etc)
1.telegraph operator2.radio operator
foreign ministry (e.g. of Japan or Korea)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Qing Dynasty
(municipal) water authority
the foreign learning or Westernizing faction in the late Qing
1.a routine meeting of a squad2.team or class
(idiom) a matter of no great urgency
hardworking, thrifty and pragmatic
member of the State Council (in China)
minister of state (old usage)