国事

shāng yì guó shì

商议国事

discuss state affairs

guān xīn guó shì

关心国事

be interested in the status of national affairs

jiào huì bù néng cān yù guó shì

教会不能参与国事。

The church played no role in the affairs of state.

fēng shēng yǔ shēng dú shū shēng shēng shēng rù ěr jiā shì guó shì tiān xià shì shì shì guān xīn

风声、雨声、读书声，声声入耳；家事、国事、天下事，事事关心。

The sounds of the wind, of the rain, and of reading aloud all come to my ears and the affairs of the family, of the state and of the world are all my concerns.