事 shì matter
matter; affair; thing to do
How to remember 事: 𠮛 piled up + 彐 snout + 亅 hook = matter. The boss finds the files piled up, the office dog's snout caught on a coat hook, and asks "What is the matter with everyone today?"
Component breakdown
事 = 𠮛 piled up + 彐 snout + 亅 hook
- 𠮛 piled up
- 彐 snout
- 亅 hook
The boss finds the files piled up, the office dog's snout caught on a coat hook, and asks "What is the matter with everyone today?"
How it is used
- A matter, affair, or thing-to-do - 有事 (yǒu shì) be busy/have something on, 没事 (méi shì) it's nothing/never mind, 事情 (shìqing) matter.
- 事 is an abstract 'matter/business', not a physical object; a physical thing is 东西 (dōngxi).
- 同事 (tóngshì) colleague, 故事 (gùshi) story, 事故 (shìgù) accident all build on it.
Words with 事
- 没事méishìit's not importantHSK 1
- 事情shìqingmatterHSK 2
- 故事gùshistoryHSK 3
- 同事tóngshìcolleagueHSK 3
- 办事bànshìto handle (affairs)HSK 4
- 事业shìyèundertakingHSK 5
- 事件shìjiànincidentHSK 5
- 事先shìxiānin advanceHSK 5
- 事实shìshífactHSK 5
- 事故shìgùaccidentHSK 5
- 事物shìwùthingHSK 5
- 从事cóngshìto go forHSK 5
- 大事dàshìmajor eventHSK 5
- 事务shìwùaffairsHSK 6
- 事后shìhòuafter the eventHSK 6
- 事项shìxiàngmatterHSK 6
- 人事rénshìpersonnelHSK 6
- 启事qǐshìannouncementHSK 6
- 喜事xǐshìhappy occasionHSK 6
- 赛事sàishìcompetition (e.g. sporting)HSK 6
- 一事无成yíshì-wúchéngto have achieved nothingHSK 7
- 事务所shìwùsuǒbusiness officeHSK 7
- 事宜shìyímattersHSK 7
- 事态shìtàisituationHSK 7
- 公事gōngshìwork-related mattersHSK 7
- 办事处bànshìchùofficeHSK 7
- 处事chǔshìto handle affairsHSK 7
- 失事shīshìto have an accidentHSK 7
- 实事求是shíshì-qiúshìliterally to seek truth from facts (idiom)HSK 7
- 干事gànshiadministratorHSK 7
- 当事人dāngshìrénpersons involved or implicatedHSK 7
- 往事wǎngshìpast eventsHSK 7
- 心事xīnshìa load on one's mindHSK 7
- 心想事成xīnxiǎng-shìchéngto have one's wishes come trueHSK 7
- 懂事dǒngshìto grow beyond the naivete of childhoodHSK 7
- 无所事事wúsuǒshìshìto have nothing to doHSK 7
- 无济于事wújìyúshìto no availHSK 7
- 时事shíshìcurrent trendsHSK 7
- 本事běnshiabilityHSK 7
- 民事mínshìcivil caseHSK 7
Example sentences
- 晚上我有事。 Wǎnshang wǒ yǒu shì.I'm busy tonight.
- 我不知道这件事。 Wǒ bù zhīdào zhè jiàn shì.I didn't know about that.
- 我可以问你一件事吗？ Wǒ kěyǐ wèn nǐ yí jiàn shì ma?May I ask you a question?
- 发生了什么事？ Fāshēngle shénme shì?What happened?