事

shì · shi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. matter
  2. thing
  3. item
  4. work
  5. affair
  6. CL:件 (jiàn),樁 / 桩 (zhuāng),回 (huí)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)没(méi)有(yǒu)任(rèn)何(hé)可(kě)以(yǐ)谈(tán)这(zhè)件(jiàn)事(shì)的(de)朋(péng)友(yǒu)。

I have no friend with whom to talk about it.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ruicong · English by Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

爱(ài)和(hé)被(bèi)爱(ài)是(shì)世(shì)上(shàng)最(zuì)幸(xìng)运(yùn)的(de)事(shì)。

Loving and being loved are the most joyful things in the world.

Tatoeba: Chinese by mrillgrill12345 · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

Sources & licenses

How to write

Stroke order & practice

Choose a character to watch its strokes or trace it yourself.

Mainland China stroke order, including traditional characters. Drawing sources & licenses.

Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

More words starting with SExplore words in context