要事
yào shì
Pinyin

Definition

要事
 - 
yào shì
  1. important matter

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]
要
yāo
  1. 1 to demand
  2. 2 to request
  3. 3 to coerce
主要
zhǔ yào
  1. 1 main
  2. 2 principal
  3. 3 major
  4. 4 primary
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]
事情
shì qing
  1. 1 affair
  2. 2 matter
  3. 3 thing
  4. 4 business
  5. 5 CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng]
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]
事物
shì wù
  1. 1 thing
  2. 2 object
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
做事
zuò shì
  1. 1 to work
  2. 2 to handle matters
  3. 3 to have a job
刑事
xíng shì
  1. 1 criminal
  2. 2 penal
只要
zhǐ yào
  1. 1 if only
  2. 2 so long as
同事
tóng shì
  1. 1 colleague
  2. 2 co-worker
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
喜事
xǐ shì
  1. 1 happy occasion
  2. 2 wedding
回事
huí shì
  1. 1 (old) to report to one's master
小事
xiǎo shì
  1. 1 trifle
  2. 2 trivial matter
  3. 3 CL:點|点[diǎn]
往事
wǎng shì
  1. 1 past events
  2. 2 former happenings
从事
cóng shì
  1. 1 to go for
  2. 2 to engage in
  3. 3 to undertake
  4. 4 to deal with
  5. 5 to handle
  6. 6 to do

Idioms (20)

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
不要在一棵树上吊死
bù yào zài yī kē shù shàng diào sǐ
  1. 1 don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom)
  2. 2 there's more than one way to skin a cat
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.
人浮于事
rén fú yú shì
  1. 1 more hands than needed (idiom); too many cooks spoil the broth

Sample Sentences

那你可以多看看整点新闻，就是那些在整点的时候播出的一些简短的新闻，通常只有五分钟，既能让你了解国际国内要事，又不浪费时间。
nà nǐ kěyǐ duō kànkan zhěngdiǎn xīnwén ，jiùshì nàxiē zài zhěngdiǎn de shíhou bōchū de yīxiē jiǎnduǎn de xīnwén ，tōngcháng zhǐyǒu wǔ fēnzhōng ，jì néng ràng nǐ liǎojiě guójì guónèi yàoshì ，yòu bù làngfèi shíjiān 。
Then you can watch the hourly bulletin. It's a roundup of key news that usually lasts for 5 minutes but gives a clear perspective on domestic and international affairs without wasting time.
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