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文書處理

简文书处理 · 繁文書處理

Mandarin · pinyin wén shū chǔ lǐ

paperwork; clerical tasks
(Tw) word processing

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文: wén · literature, culture, writing
書: Look up this written character
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理: lǐ · reason, logic; manage
书: shū · book, letter, document; writings
处: chù · place, locale; department

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2–1–3–3 · wen2 shu1 chu3 li3

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noun

(Taiwan, computing) word processing
paperwork (routine work involving written documents); clerical work

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