matter; affair; event; job
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Meanings
3 senses · 8 examplesnoun
matter; affair; event; all activities and social phenomena in human life
A very broad and common word. Can refer to any matter, situation, or event.
Zuì最
jìn近
shì事
qing情
tài太
duō多
，
wǒ我
yǒu有
diǎn点
máng忙
bù不
guò过
lái来
le了
。
There have been too many things happening lately; I'm a bit overwhelmed.
Shēng生
huó活
zhōng中
zǒng总
huì会
yù遇
dào到
gè各
zhǒng种
gè各
yàng样
de的
shì事
qing情
。
You always encounter all kinds of things in life.
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Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
qing情
wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
kāi开
huì会
tǎo讨
lùn论
yī一
xià下
。
We need to have a meeting to discuss this matter.
noun
accident; mishap; trouble; something going wrong
Often implies an undesirable event or mistake.
Kāi开
chē车
yī一
dìng定
yào要
xiǎo小
xīn心
，
chū出
le了
shì事
qing情
jiù就
má麻
fán烦
le了
。
You must drive carefully; if an accident happens, it will be troublesome.
Tā他
gōng工
zuò作
mǎ马
mǎ马
hǔ虎
hǔ虎
，
zuì最
jìn近
zǒng总
shì是
chū出
shì事
qing情
。
He is careless with his work and has been messing up a lot recently.
noun
job; occupation; work
informalCommon in spoken language to refer to one's job or a specific piece of work.
Tā他
gāng刚
bì毕
yè业
，
jiù就
zài在
yī一
jiā家
dà大
gōng公
sī司
zhǎo找
dào到
le了
shì事
qing情
zuò做
。
He just graduated and found a job in a big company.
Zhè这
fèn份
shì事
qing情
xīn薪
shuǐ水
bù不
cuò错
，
jiù就
shì是
yǒu有
diǎn点
lèi累
。
This job pays well, but it's a bit tiring.
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Nǐ你
zài在
máng忙
shén什
me么
shì事
qing情
ne呢
？
What kind of work are you busy with?