记事
jì shì
Pinyin

Definition

记事
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jì shì
  1. to keep a record of events
  2. record
  3. to start to form memories (after one's infancy)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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]
shì qing
  1. 1 affair
  2. 2 matter
  3. 3 thing
  4. 4 business
  5. 5 CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng]
gù shì
  1. 1 old practice
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
shì shì
  1. 1 affairs of life
  2. 2 things of the world
shì shì
  1. 1 everything
shì jiàn
  1. 1 event
  2. 2 happening
  3. 3 incident
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
shì xiān
  1. 1 in advance
  2. 2 before the event
  3. 3 beforehand
  4. 4 prior
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]
shì wù
  1. 1 (political, economic etc) affairs
  2. 2 work
  3. 3 transaction (as in a computer database)
shì shí
  1. 1 fact
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
shì hòu
  1. 1 after the event
  2. 2 in hindsight
  3. 3 in retrospect
shì gù
  1. 1 accident
  2. 2 CL:樁|桩[zhuāng],起[qǐ],次[cì]
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]
shì yè yǒu chéng
  1. 1 to be successful in business
  2. 2 professional success
shì wù
  1. 1 thing
  2. 2 object
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
shì biàn
  1. 1 incident
  2. 2 unforeseen event
  3. 3 events (in general)
shì xiàng
  1. 1 matter
  2. 2 item
rén shì
  1. 1 personnel
  2. 2 human resources
  3. 3 human affairs
  4. 4 ways of the world
  5. 5 (euphemism) sexuality
  6. 6 the facts of life
zuò shì
  1. 1 to work
  2. 2 to handle matters
  3. 3 to have a job
gòng shì
  1. 1 to work together

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
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
今日事今日毕
jīn rì shì jīn rì bì
  1. 1 never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom)

Sample Sentences

小尤翻过一页记事簿,接着说:“鲁富确定当时他的房门是锁着的,之后也没发现门被撬动过的痕迹。但是连通走廊的窗户当时都是开着的,窗子大小正好够一个成年人进出。”
XiǎoYóu fānguò yī yè jìshìbù ,jiē zhe shuō :“Lǔ Fù quèdìng dāngshí tā de fángmén shì suǒzhe de ,zhīhòu yě méi fāxiàn mén bèi qiàodòng guò de hénjì 。dànshì liántōng zǒuláng de chuānghu dāngshí dōu shì kāizhe de ,chuāngzi dàxiǎo zhènghǎo gòu yī gè chéngniánrén jìnchū 。”
Xiao You turned the page in her notebook and continued, “Lu Fu is certain that during that time the door to his room was locked. He also says there was no sign that the door had been pried open in any way. However, the windows along the adjacent hallway were all open at the time, and the windows are just big enough for an adult to fit through.”
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听了我刚才的回忆,警察合上了他的记事本。
tīng le wǒ gāngcái de huíyì ,jǐngchá héshàng le tāde jìshìběn 。
After hearing the story I just told, the police officer closed his notebook.