shì

Whole syllable:shìVideo guide
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  • 1

    n.affair; matter

    • wǒ hé nǐ shuō jiàn shì

      I have something to tell you.

    • shén me shì

      什么

      What's up?

    • zhè shì róng yì bàn

      容易

      This matter is easy to manage.

    synonym
  • 2

    n.work; occupation

    • zhǎo shì

      look for a job

    • rén duō hǎo bàn shì

      Many hands make light work.

    • móu shì

      look for work

    synonym
  • 3

    v.be engaged in; go in for

    • wú suǒ shì shì

      have nothing to do

    • dà shì xuān chuán

      launch a vigorous propaganda campaign

    synonym
  • 4

    n.accident; trouble

    • píng ān wú shì

      平安

      All is well.

    • bié rě shì

      Don't make troubles.

    • nǐ bù yào pà shén me shì yě méi yǒu

      什么没有

      Do not be afraid. Nothing happened.

    synonym
  • 5

    n.responsibility; involvement

    • bù shì wǒ de shì

      It's none of my business.

    • méi nǐ de shì bù yào dān xīn

      担心

      Don't worry. It has nothing to do with you.

    • zhè àn zi li hái yǒu tā de shì ne

      案子

      He was involved in the case, too.

    synonym
  • 6

    v.fmlattend upon; be in the service of somebody

    • shì fù mǔ

      父母

      wait upon one's parents

    synonym

Words and phrases with 事

Word usage

  • "事" is often matched with measure word "件"or"些"or"堆".
    • one thing

    • some things

    • one pile of things

Similar-form characters to 事

Chinese Characters with pinyin shì

  • this; yes
  • market; buy or sell
  • lifetime; generation
  • try; examination
  • fit; right