事
- 58th most frequent character
- Adds ~0.26% to your reading coverage
- 1 dictionary entry
- Appears in 469 words
- Component in 0 characters
Decomposition
Pinyin & Meaning
1. shì (shi4)matter • thing • item • work • affair • CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]
Pronunciation Clues
1. Pronunciation clue for 事 shì (shi4)The component 十 is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 事 shì (shi4)The component 丨 is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
Example Words
Common
shì qing (shi4 qing5)affair • matter • thing • business • CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]
shì yè (shi4 ye4)undertaking • project • activity • (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause • publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation • career • occupation • CL:個|个[ge4]
tóng shì (tong2 shi4)colleague • co-worker • CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
gù shì (gu4 shi4)old practice • CL:個|个[ge4]
gù shi (gu4 shi5)narrative • story • tale
wàn shì rú yì (wan4 shi4 ru2 yi4)to have all one's wishes (idiom) • best wishes • all the best • may all your hopes be fulfilled
Uncommon
shì shì (shi4 shi4)affairs of life • things of the world
shì shì (shi4 shi4)everything
shì jiàn (shi4 jian4)event • happening • incident • CL:個|个[ge4]
shì xiān (shi4 xian1)in advance • before the event • beforehand • prior
shì r5 (shi4 r5)one's employment • business • matter that needs to be settled • erhua variant of 事, thing, matter, affair etc • CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]
shì gù (shi4 gu4)accident • CL:樁|桩[zhuang1],起[qi3],次[ci4]
shì yè yǒu chéng (shi4 ye4 you3 cheng2)to be successful in business • professional success
shì wù (shi4 wu4)thing • object • CL:個|个[ge4]
rén shì (ren2 shi4)personnel • human resources • human affairs • ways of the world • (euphemism) sexuality • the facts of life
zuò shì (zuo4 shi4)to work • to handle matters • to have a job
gòng shì (gong4 shi4)to work together
fán shì (fan2 shi4)everything
chū shì (chu1 shi4)to have an accident • to meet with a mishap
xíng shì (xing2 shi4)criminal • penal
qǐ shì (qi3 shi4)announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website) • to post information • a notice
xǐ shì (xi3 shi4)happy occasion • wedding
huí shì (hui2 shi4)(old) to report to one's master
zhí shì (zhi2 shi4)to perform one's job • attendant • job • duties • (respectful appellation for the addressee) you • your Excellency
zhí shi (zhi2 shi5)paraphernalia of a guard of honor
huài shì (huai4 shi4)to ruin sth • to spoil • to sour • to make things bad • evil deed • bad action • dishonesty • criminality • corruption
hǎo shì (hao3 shi4)good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed") • charity • happy occasion • Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead
hào shì (hao4 shi4)to be meddlesome
xiǎo shì (xiao3 shi4)trifle • trivial matter • CL:點|点[dian3]
pì shì (pi4 shi4)(vulgar) trifling matter • mere trifle • goddamn thing • goddamn business
wǎng shì (wang3 shi4)past events • former happenings
cóng shì (cong2 shi4)to go for • to engage in • to undertake • to deal with • to handle • to do
xīn shì (xin1 shi4)a load on one's mind • worry • CL:宗[zong1],樁|桩[zhuang1]
zěn me huí shì (zen3 me5 hui2 shi4)what's the matter? • what's going on? • how could that be? • how did that come about? • what's it all about?
dǒng shì (dong3 shi4)sensible • thoughtful • intelligent
zhǎo shì (zhao3 shi4)to look for employment • to pick a quarrel
běn shì (ben3 shi4)source material • original story
běn shi (ben3 shi5)ability • skill
zhèng shì (zheng4 shi4)one's proper business
méi shì (mei2 shi4)it's not important • it's nothing • never mind • to have nothing to do • to be free • to be all right (out of danger or trouble)
méi shì r5 (mei2 shi4 r5)to have spare time • free from work • it's not important • it's nothing • never mind
wú suǒ shì shì (wu2 suo3 shi4 shi4)to have nothing to do • to idle one's time away (idiom)
qiǔ shì (qiu3 shi4)awkward incident
ruò wú qí shì (ruo4 wu2 qi2 shi4)as if nothing had happened (idiom); calmly • nonchalantly
dǒng shì (dong3 shi4)board member
xíng shì (xing2 shi4)to execute • to handle • behavior • action • conduct
qù shì (qu4 shi4)entertaining anecdote • interesting story or incident
bàn shì (ban4 shi4)to handle (affairs) • to work • to run an errand (outside the office) • to go on a business trip