quốc sự
Definition
- Noun:
- Affairs of state / National affairs: Matters or business that are of importance to the nation or country as a whole, often relating to governance, policy, or critical national interests.
- State affairs: Official business concerning the administration and interests of the country.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Hội nghị bàn về những vấn đề quốc sự quan trọng. (The conference discusses important affairs of state.)
- Nhà vua cùng các đại thần thương nghị quốc sự. (The king and his ministers deliberated on state affairs.)
- Đó là một quyết định thuần túy về quốc sự. (That is a decision purely concerning national affairs.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is formal and is typically used in official, governmental, or historical contexts. It often implies matters of high-level political or administrative significance.
Variants and Related Words
- Quốc gia đại sự (n): Major national event or affair of supreme importance to the country.
- Chính sự (n): Political affairs; matters of government and administration.
- Ngoại giao (n): Diplomacy; foreign affairs, which is a specific subset of quốc sự.
Synonyms
- State affairs: Official business of the government.
- National matters: Issues pertaining to the nation.
- Government business: Affairs conducted by the governing body.
Related Idioms
- While quốc sự itself is not commonly part of idioms, it is central to formal expressions like:
- Bàn bạc quốc sự: To deliberate on state affairs.
- Quốc sự khẩn cấp: A state of emergency or urgent national business.