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

zhàn shì war; hostilities; fighting
端 shì duān disturbance; incident
yì shì variant of 逸事[yi4 shi4]
与愿违 shì yǔ yuàn wéi things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)
公办 gōng shì gōng bàn to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom)
hòu shì future events; and what happened next... (in fiction); funeral arrangements
zhǎo shì to look for employment; to pick a quarrel
心想成 xīn xiǎng shì chéng to have one's wishes come true; wish you the best!
shěng shì to simplify matters; to save trouble
xǐng shì to handle administrative work
通 wàn shì tōng jack-of-all-trades; know-it-all
相安无 xiāng ān wú shì to live together in harmony
部 rén shì bù personnel office; human resources (HR)
两回 liǎng huí shì two quite different things; two unrelated matters
gàn shi administrator; executive secretary
业有成 shì yè yǒu chéng to be successful in business; professional success
yì shì to discuss official business
fèi shì troublesome; to take a lot of trouble to do sth
shí shì fact; actual thing; practical matter
可乐 bǎi shì kě lè Pepsi
shèng shì grand occasion
大吉 wàn shì dà jí everything is fine (idiom); all is well with the world
zá shì miscellaneous tasks; various chores
真人真 zhēn rén zhēn shì genuine people and true events
liǎo shì to dispose of a matter; to be done with it