事情
shì qing
Pinyin

Definition

事情
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shì qing
  1. affair
  2. matter
  3. thing
  4. business
  5. CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

事
shì
  1. 1 matter
  2. 2 thing
  3. 3 item
  4. 4 work
  5. 5 affair
  6. 6 CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng],回[huí]
事情
shì qing
  1. 1 affair
  2. 2 matter
  3. 3 thing
  4. 4 business
  5. 5 CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng]
心情
xīn qíng
  1. 1 mood
  2. 2 frame of mind
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
情
qíng
  1. 1 feeling
  2. 2 emotion
  3. 3 passion
  4. 4 situation
情绪
qíng xù
  1. 1 mood
  2. 2 state of mind
  3. 3 moodiness
  4. 4 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
爱情
ài qíng
  1. 1 romance
  2. 2 love (romantic)
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè],份[fèn]
感情
gǎn qíng
  1. 1 emotion
  2. 2 sentiment
  3. 3 affection
  4. 4 feelings between two persons
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè],種|种[zhǒng]
故事
gù shì
  1. 1 old practice
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
表情
biǎo qíng
  1. 1 (facial) expression
  2. 2 to express one's feelings
  3. 3 expression
一厢情愿
yī xiāng qíng yuàn
  1. 1 one's own wishful thinking
世事
shì shì
  1. 1 affairs of life
  2. 2 things of the world
事事
shì shì
  1. 1 everything
事件
shì jiàn
  1. 1 event
  2. 2 happening
  3. 3 incident
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
事先
shì xiān
  1. 1 in advance
  2. 2 before the event
  3. 3 beforehand
  4. 4 prior
事儿
shì r5
  1. 1 one's employment
  2. 2 business
  3. 3 matter that needs to be settled
  4. 4 (northern dialect) (of a person) demanding
  5. 5 trying
  6. 6 troublesome
  7. 7 erhua variant of 事[shì]
  8. 8 CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng]
事实
shì shí
  1. 1 fact
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
事后
shì hòu
  1. 1 after the event
  2. 2 in hindsight
  3. 3 in retrospect
事故
shì gù
  1. 1 accident
  2. 2 CL:樁|桩[zhuāng],起[qǐ],次[cì]
事业
shì yè
  1. 1 undertaking
  2. 2 project
  3. 3 activity
  4. 4 (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause
  5. 5 publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation
  6. 6 career
  7. 7 occupation
  8. 8 CL:個|个[gè]
事业有成
shì yè yǒu chéng
  1. 1 to be successful in business
  2. 2 professional success

Idioms (20)

一掬同情之泪
yī jū tóng qíng zhī lèi
  1. 1 to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)
一见钟情
yī jiàn zhōng qíng
  1. 1 love at first sight (idiom)
不明事理
bù míng shì lǐ
  1. 1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不经一事
bù jīng yī shì
  1. 1 You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience
不经一事，不长一智
bù jīng yī shì , bù zhǎng yī zhì
  1. 1 You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience
世上无难事，只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
事不过三
shì bù guò sān
  1. 1 a thing should not be attempted more than three times (idiom)
  2. 2 don't repeat the same mistake again and again
  3. 3 bad things don't happen more than three times
事不关己
shì bù guān jǐ
  1. 1 a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)
事不关己，高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
  1. 1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
事到临头
shì dào lín tóu
  1. 1 when things come to a head (idiom)
事半功倍
shì bàn gōng bèi
  1. 1 half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
  2. 2 a stitch in time saves nine
事危累卵
shì wēi lěi luǎn
  1. 1 lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
事在人为
shì zài rén wéi
  1. 1 the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort
  2. 2 With effort, one can achieve anything.
事实胜于雄辩
shì shí shèng yú xióng biàn
  1. 1 Facts speak louder than words. (idiom)
事后聪明
shì hòu cōng ming
  1. 1 wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
事后诸葛亮
shì hòu Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 a genius in retrospect (idiom); hindsight is 20-20
事怕行家
shì pà háng jiā
  1. 1 an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
事无巨细
shì wú jù xì
  1. 1 lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to deal with any matter, regardless of its importance
事与愿违
shì yǔ yuàn wéi
  1. 1 things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)
事过境迁
shì guò jìng qiān
  1. 1 The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom).
  2. 2 It is water under the bridge.

Sample Sentences

事实上，前几天才报道了有人在高铁上“霸座”，被行政拘留的事情呢。
shìshí shàng ，qián jǐtiān cái bàodào le yǒurén zài gāotiě shàng “bàzuò ”，bèi xíngzhèng jūliú de shìqing ne 。
In fact a few days ago there was a report of a passenger on the high speed rail who took a seat illegally and was retained by administrative officers.
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就是有人强行霸占了别人的座位，等人家来了，都不让座，这样的事情已经屡见不鲜了。
jiùshì yǒurén qiángxíng bàzhàn le biéren de zuòwèi ，děng rénjia lái le ，dōu bù ràng zuò ，zhèyàng de shìqing yǐjīng lǚjiànbùxiān le 。
It is to take another person’s seat and refuse to make way even when the rightful passenger arrives. These situations are common.
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是啊，不过也不知道要吵到什么时候才会有结果，人生中还是有些事情是不能让步的，我回去之后还要继续为了自己的未来努力。
shì ā ，bùguò yě bù zhīdào yào chǎo dào shénme shíhou cái huì yǒu jiéguǒ ，rénshēng zhōng háishi yǒuxiē shìqing shì bùnéng ràngbù de ，wǒ huíqu zhīhòu hái yào jìxù wèile zìjǐ de wèilái nǔlì 。
Yeah, but I don’t know at what point the arguing will come to a final result. Some things in life you can’t yield on. When I go back, I’m going to continue to struggle for my future.
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这一年当中，有没有什么让你印象非常深刻的事情？
zhè yī nián dāngzhōng ，yǒuméiyǒu shénme ràng nǐ yìnxiàng fēicháng shēnkè de shìqing ？
Are there any incidents that left deep impressions on you this year?
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人们第一次看到流星时，都很吃惊。以为有不好的事情即将发生。
rénmen dìyīcì kàndào liúxīng shí ，dōu hěn chījīng 。yǐwéi yǒu bùhǎo de shìqing jíjiāng fāshēng 。
People were surprised when they first saw meteors.They thought something bad was about to happen.
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赶鸭子上架”的意思就是强迫人去做能力不及的事情。
gǎnyāzishàngjià ”de yìsi jiùshì qiǎngpò rén qù zuò nénglì bùjí de shìqing 。
“Herd the ducks onto a perch.” means to force someone to do what’s beyond one’s power.
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很多老板都觉得只有两件事情会比工作来得重要，第一件事情就是家里的事。另外一件事呢？是工作的事。
hěnduō lǎobǎn dōu juéde zhǐ yǒu liǎng jiàn shìqing huì bǐ gōngzuò láide zhòngyào ，dì yī jiàn shìqing jiùshì jiālǐ de shì 。lìngwài yī jiàn shì ne ？shì gōngzuò de shì 。
A lot of bosses think there are only two things that are important than work. One is family matters, and the other is work-related matters.
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所以在中国的工作场合里，很多老板都觉得除了家里的事和工作的事，其他的事情都不算是事情。
suǒyǐ zài Zhōngguó de gōngzuò chǎnghé li ，hěnduō lǎobǎn dōu juéde chúle jiāli de shì hé gōngzuò de shì ，qítā de shìqing dōu bù suàn shì shìqing 。
So, in the Chinese workplace, many bosses think that except for family matters and work-related matters, any other matter doesn’t matter.
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老鼠都会躲在暗处，所以都不会做一些光明正大的事情。
lǎoshǔ dōu huì duǒ zài àn chù ，suǒyǐ dōu bùhuì zuò yīxiē guāngmíngzhèngdà de shìqing 。
Mice always hide in the dark, so they don’t play fair and square.
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所以人一旦失败或是受到伤害，就算很久很久以后遇到类似的事情，或是类似的东西的时候，他们还是会记得，还是会感到害怕。
suǒyǐ rén yīdàn shībài huòshì shòudào shānghài ，jiùsuàn hěn jiǔ hěn jiǔ yǐhòu yùdào lèisì de shìqing ，huòshì lèisì de dōngxi de shíhou ，tāmen háishi huì jìde ，háishi huì gǎndào hàipà 。
Therefore, once people encounter failure or get hurt, even though a long time has passed, when they run into similar situations, they would still be reminded and get scared of.
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