1 the written work that is part of a job, such as writing letters and reports and filling in forms, etc 文书工作: I hate doing paperwork. 我讨厌做文书工作。

2 documents that need to be prepared, collected, etc in order for a piece of business to be completed （为完成一项业务所需准备、搜集的）文件: Some of the paperwork is missing from this file. 这档案里少了一些文件。