世事

shì shì · shi shi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. affairs of life
  2. things of the world

In a sentence

2 examples
01

世(shì)事(shì)变(biàn)幻(huàn)无(wú)常(cháng),人(rén)不(bù)能(néng)因(yīn)循(xún)守(shǒu)旧(jiù)、一(yì)成(chéng)不(bú)变(biàn)。

Things change from time to time, and one should change with them.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

经(jīng)历(lì)多(duō)了(le),他(tā)对(duì)世(shì)事(shì)看(kàn)得(de)越(yuè)来(lái)越(yuè)淡(dàn)。

Having been through a lot, he has become increasingly indifferent to worldly affairs.

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