No. 4,396 in Chinese
手续
"手续" means "procedures" or "formalities."
In a sentence
办理签证需要准备许多手续。
Applying for a visa requires preparing many procedures.
In this sentence, '手续' refers to the formal steps or procedures needed to accomplish an action, specifically the requirements to obtain a visa.
缴纳税金是一项必须完成的手续。
Paying taxes is a mandatory procedure.
Here, '手续' denotes the necessary process or formal step related to fulfilling a mandatory obligation, such as tax payments.
他正在处理一项复杂的法律手续。
He is handling a complex legal procedure.
In this case, '手续' is used to talk about the steps or formalities involved in legal work or documentation.
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