大事

dà shì · da shi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. major event
  2. major political event (war or change of regime)
  3. major social event (wedding or funeral)
  4. (do sth) in a big way
  5. CL:件 (jiàn),樁 / 桩 (zhuāng)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)被(bèi)认(rèn)为(wéi)是(shì)一(yí)件(jiàn)大(dà)事(shì)。

This is considered to be a matter of great importance.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

结(jié)婚(hūn)是(shì)人(rén)生(shēng)中(zhōng)的(de)一(yí)件(jiàn)大(dà)事(shì)。

Marriage is a major event in one's life.

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