shì

affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident

DEFINITIONS

事 shì
  • matter
  • thing
  • item
  • work
  • affair
  • CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]

STROKES

WORDS

字 zhǐ shì zì ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character indicating an idea, such as up and down; also known as self-explanatory character
提上议日程 tí shàng yì shì rì chéng to put (sth) on the agenda
提上議日程 tí shàng yì shì rì chéng to put (sth) on the agenda
提亲 tí qīn shì to propose marriage
提親 tí qīn shì to propose marriage
实讲道理 bǎi shì shí jiǎng dào lǐ present the facts and reason things out
實講道理 bǎi shì shí jiǎng dào lǐ present the facts and reason things out
儿 tān shì r (coll.) to get into trouble
兒 tān shì r (coll.) to get into trouble
xù shì narrative
詩 xù shì shī narrative poem
如神 liào shì rú shén to prophesy with supernatural accuracy (idiom); to have an incredible foresight
体大 sī shì tǐ dà see 茲事體大|兹事体大[zi1 shi4 ti3 da4]
體大 sī shì tǐ dà see 茲事體大|兹事体大[zi1 shi4 ti3 da4]
無補 yú shì wú bǔ unhelpful; useless
shī shì (ling.) agent
既成实 jì chéng shì shí fait accompli
既成實 jì chéng shì shí fait accompli
明人不做暗 míng rén bù zuò àn shì The honest person does nothing underhand (idiom).; fig. Do what you want to do openly and without dissimulation.
明达理 míng dá shì lǐ reasonable; sensible
明達理 míng dá shì lǐ reasonable; sensible
shí shì current trends; the present situation; how things are going
会计准则理会 kuài jì zhǔn zé lǐ shì huì accounting standards council
會計準則理會 kuài jì zhǔn zé lǐ shì huì accounting standards council
yuè shì menses; menstruation; a woman's periods