怪事
guài shì
Pinyin

Definition

怪事
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guài shì
  1. strange thing
  2. curious occurrence

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]
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]
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 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
不足为怪
bù zú wéi guài
  1. 1 not at all surprising (idiom)
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

打打那以后,爸爸就发现了一件怪事。他观察到他那三岁的儿子变得沉默寡言,很怕见生人。而且还有意无意地一直盯着自己,眼神中充满了疑惑。问他,他也不说。
dǎ dǎ nà yǐhòu ,bàba jiù fāxiàn le yījiàn guàishì 。tā guānchá dào tā nà sānsuì de érzi biàn de chénmòguǎyán ,hěn pà jiàn shēngrén 。érqiě hái yǒuyìwúyì de yīzhí dīng zhe zìjǐ ,yǎnshén zhōng chōngmǎn le yíhuò 。wèn tā ,tā yě bù shuō 。
After that, Daddy discovered something strange. He noticed that his three year-old son had become sullen and withdrawn, and afraid of meeting new people. Wittingly or unwittingly, he was always staring. His eyes were full of doubt. If you asked him about it, he wouldn't say anything.
什么真相?我在寂州住了这么多年都好好的。可你一来,就发生了这么多怪事。都是你搞出來的。
shénme zhēnxiàng ?wǒ zài Jìzhōu zhù le zhème duō nián dōu hǎohāo de 。kě nǐ yī lái ,jiù fāshēng le zhème duō guàishì 。dōu shì nǐ gǎo chūlai de 。
What real story? I've lived a good life in Jizhou all these years. But as soon as you arrived, all these strange things started to happen. It's all because of you.
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