时事 shíshì current trends
current trends; the present situation; how things are going
怎么记住“时事”: 时 time + 事 matter = current trends.
汉字
用法
- Current affairs / the news of the day - 关心时事 (guānxīn shíshì) follow current events, 时事新闻 (shíshì xīnwén) current-affairs news.
- Specifically ongoing political/social happenings. Don't confuse with 事实 (shìshí, a fact) - same syllables, different order and meaning.