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

民間故 mín jiān gù shi folk story; folktale
水门件 shuǐ mén shì jiàn Watergate scandal
水門件 shuǐ mén shì jiàn Watergate scandal
汽车炸弹件 qì chē zhà dàn shì jiàn car bombing
汽車炸彈件 qì chē zhà dàn shì jiàn car bombing
沉船故 chén chuán shì gù a shipwreck; a sinking
méi shì it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble)
兒 méi shì r to have spare time; free from work; it's not important; it's nothing; never mind
没有 méi yǒu shì not a bit; nothing is up; nothing alarming is happening
沒有 méi yǒu shì not a bit; nothing is up; nothing alarming is happening
局 hǎi shì jú PRC Maritime Safety Agency
法院 hǎi shì fǎ yuàn maritime court
处 hǎi shì chù Marine Department (Hong Kong)
處 hǎi shì chù Marine Department (Hong Kong)
清官难断家务 qīng guān nán duàn jiā wù shì even an honest and upright official will have difficulty resolving a family dispute (proverb)
清官難斷家務 qīng guān nán duàn jiā wù shì even an honest and upright official will have difficulty resolving a family dispute (proverb)
jì shì (usually used in the negative) to be of help or use
jì shì (usually used in the negative) to be of help or use
員 chuī shì yuán cook; kitchen worker
无一而不学,无一时而不学,无一处而不得 wú yī shì ér bù xué , wú yī shí ér bù xué , wú yī chù ér bù dé Study everything, at all times, everywhere. (Zhu Xi 朱熹[Zhu1 Xi1])
無一而不學,無一時而不學,無一處而不得 wú yī shì ér bù xué , wú yī shí ér bù xué , wú yī chù ér bù dé Study everything, at all times, everywhere. (Zhu Xi 朱熹[Zhu1 Xi1])
不登三宝殿 wú shì bù dēng sān bǎo diàn lit. One doesn't visit a temple without a cause. (idiom); fig. to visit sb with an ulterior motive (esp. to ask for sth); having a hidden agenda
不登三寶殿 wú shì bù dēng sān bǎo diàn lit. One doesn't visit a temple without a cause. (idiom); fig. to visit sb with an ulterior motive (esp. to ask for sth); having a hidden agenda
可做 wú shì kě zuò to have nothing to do; to have time on one's hands
可做 wú shì kě zuò to have nothing to do; to have time on one's hands