ReadWriteQuiz
Chinese dictionary
- 1
n.affair; matter
我和你说件事。
I have something to tell you.
什么事？
What's up?
这事容易办。
This matter is easy to manage.
做大事
do great things
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- 2
n.work; occupation
找事
look for a job
人多好办事。
Many hands make light work.
谋事
look for work
有事大家做。
We should all share the work.
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- 3
v.be engaged in; go in for
无所事事
have nothing to do
大事宣传
launch a vigorous propaganda campaign
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- 4
n.accident; trouble
平安无事。
All is well.
别惹事。
Don't make troubles.
你不要怕，什么事也没有。
Do not be afraid. Nothing happened.
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- 5
n.responsibility; involvement
不是我的事。
It's none of my business.
没你的事，不要担心。
Don't worry. It has nothing to do with you.
这案子里还有他的事呢。
He was involved in the case, too.
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- 6
v.fmlattend upon; be in the service of somebody
事父母
wait upon one's parents
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Words and phrases with 事
- 事主[word]victim of a crime; family holding funeral or marriage ceremonies
- 事危累卵[word]be in a critical moment
- 事先[word]beforehand
- 事故保险[word]insurance against accident
- 事业单位[word]public institution
- 事功[word]achievement
- 事故率[word]accident rate
- 事例[word]example
- 事典[word]encyclopedia; reference book for a certain category of information
- 事倍功半[idiom]get half the result with twice the effort
- 事不关己[idiom]It's somebody else's business.
- 事半功倍[idiom]achieve twice the result with half the effort
- 事出有因[idiom]something for which there is good reason
- 事不宜迟[idiom]This matter should not be delayed.
- 事过境迁[idiom]the incident is over and the circumstances are different
- 事无巨细[idiom]all matters whether important or trivial
- 事与愿违[idiom]events don’t happen as one wishes
- 事关重大[idiom]the matter is of great/vital importance
Word usage
- common measure word"事" is often matched with measure word "件"or"些"or"堆".
一件事
one thing
一些事
some things
一堆事
one pile of things