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| Pronunciation |
: |
shì |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- matter; affair; thing; business. (n)
- trouble; accident. (n)
- job; work. (n)
- responsibility; involvement. (n)
|
| Radical |
: |
一 |
| Strokes |
: |
8 |
| Traditional |
: |
事 |
| Usage |
: |
67.3% |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
| 3. |
|
|
: |
career; activity; facilities |
| 5. |
|
|
: |
undertake; deal with |
Sentences:
| 1. It has long since faded from my memory. |
| zhè |
jiàn |
shì |
wǒ |
zǎo |
yǐ |
dàn |
wàng |
。 |
| 这 |
件 |
事 |
我 |
早 |
已 |
淡 |
忘 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 这 |
: |
this |
| 件 |
: |
measure word |
| 事 |
: |
matter, thing |
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 早已 |
: |
long ago; for a long time |
| 淡 |
: |
thin, light |
| 忘 |
: |
forget |
| 淡忘 |
: |
fade from memory |
|
| 2. It’s not your business. |
| méi |
nǐ |
de |
shì |
。 |
| 没 |
你 |
的 |
事 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 没 |
: |
do have |
| 你的 |
: |
your |
| 事 |
: |
business; matter; affair |
|
| 3. The plane crashed. |
| fēi |
jī |
chū |
shì |
le |
。 |
| 飞 |
机 |
出 |
事 |
了 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 飞机 |
: |
plane |
| 出事 |
: |
trouble; accident |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
|
| 4. He is looking for a job. |
| tā |
zhèng |
zài |
zhǎo |
shì |
zuò |
。 |
| 他 |
正 |
在 |
找 |
事 |
做 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 正在 |
: |
right now |
| 找 |
: |
looking |
| 事 |
: |
job |
| 做 |
: |
to do |
|
| 5. The situation got out of hand. |
| shì |
qíng |
dào |
le |
bù |
kě |
shōu |
shi |
de |
dì |
bù |
。 |
| 事 |
情 |
到 |
了 |
不 |
可 |
收 |
拾 |
的 |
地 |
步 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 事情 |
: |
matter |
| 到 |
: |
reach |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
| 不可 |
: |
cannot |
| 收拾 |
: |
settle; handle |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; of |
| 地步 |
: |
situation |
|
Learn a Chinese Character a Day
事件
shì iàn
ping ying is probably wrong
it should be shi jan
Hi Richard,
Thanks for pointing out the mistake. It should be 事件[shì jiàn]. I missed out a “j”.
I have corrected it.
Thanks again.