duty in Mandarin

You can remember the meaning of 义务 with this easy mnemonic:

There is no meaning (义) to this list of duties. Why is it my business (务) to check whether or not the boss has coffee in her mug?

Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like can have an enormous impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

• 务
• 义

• 事务所
• 主义
• 名义
• 定义
• 义务
• 意义
• 任务
• 事务
• 服务
• 服务生
• 正义
• 服务员

The reading of 义务 is yì wù.

You can remember how to say 义务 with this useful mnemonic:

It (yì) would (wù) make more sense for her to get her own coffee when she's done, don't you think?

Using mnemonics to remember the reading of Chinese vocabulary like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

Learning vocabulary like duty and the rest of the Mandarin written language can take as little as one year, or as long as a lifetime. Our Mandarin language learners find that using helpful mnemonics can aid retention of Chinese Mandarin vocabulary and characters.

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