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Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 shìshi4matter; thing; item; work; affair; Classifiers:
2事物 事物 shì shi4 wu4(political, economic etc) affairs; work; transaction (as in a computer database); thing; object; Classifiers:
3事实 事實 shì shíshi4 shi2fact; Classifiers:
4事情 事情 shì qingshi4 qing5affair; matter; thing; business; Classifiers:
5事业 事業 shì shi4 ye4undertaking; project; activity; (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause; publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation; career; occupation; Classifiers:
6事件 事件 shì jiànshi4 jian4event; happening; incident; Classifiers:
7事实上 事實上 shì shí shàngshi4 shi2 shang4in fact; in reality; actually; as a matter of fact; de facto; ipso facto
8事故 事故 shì shi4 gu4accident; Classifiers:
9事迹 事跡 shì shi4 ji4deed; past achievement; important event of the past
10事先 事先 shì xiānshi4 xian1in advance; before the event; beforehand; prior
11事变 事變 shì biànshi4 bian4incident; unforeseen event; events (in general)
12事后 事後 shì hòushi4 hou4after the event; in hindsight; in retrospect
13事例 事例 shì shi4 li4example; exemplar; typical case
14事项 事項 shì xiàngshi4 xiang4matter; item
15事儿 事兒 shì rshi4 r5one's employment; business; matter that needs to be settled; (northern dialect) (of a person) demanding; trying; troublesome; erhua variant of ; Classifiers: ,
16事半功倍 事半功倍 shì bàn gōng bèishi4 ban4 gong1 bei4half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results; a stitch in time saves nine
17事倍功半 事倍功半 shì bèi gōng bànshi4 bei4 gong1 ban4twice the effort for half the result
18事必躬亲 事必躬親 shì gōng qīnshi4 bi4 gong1 qin1to attend to everything personally
19事必有因 事必有因 shì yǒu yīnshi4 bi4 you3 yin1Every why has a wherefore. (idiom)
20事必有兆 事必有兆 shì yǒu zhàoshi4 bi4 you3 zhao4future events always have an omen (idiom)
21事不关己 事不關己 shì guān shi4 bu4 guan1 ji3a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)
22事不关己,高高挂起 事不關己,高高掛起 shì guān , gāo gāo guà shi4 bu4 guan1 ji3 , gao1 gao1 gua4 qi3to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
23事不过三 事不過三 shì guò sānshi4 bu4 guo4 san1a thing should not be attempted more than three times (idiom); don't repeat the same mistake again and again; bad things don't happen more than three times
24事不宜迟 事不宜遲 shì chíshi4 bu4 yi2 chi2the matter should not be delayed; there's no time to lose
25事出有因 事出有因 shì chū yǒu yīnshi4 chu1 you3 yin1there is good reason for sth. (idiom)
26事大主义 事大主義 shì zhǔ shi4 da4 zhu3 yi4Sadaejuui, a foreign policy or ideology wherein a small country conveys goodwill or homage to a larger country by dispatching envoys to it (idiom)
27事到今日 事到今日 shì dào jīn shi4 dao4 jin1 ri4under the circumstances; the matter having come to that point
28事到临头 事到臨頭 shì dào lín tóushi4 dao4 lin2 tou2when things come to a head (idiom)
29事到如今 事到如今 shì dào jīnshi4 dao4 ru2 jin1as matters stand; things having reached this stage
30事典 事典 shì diǎnshi4 dian3encyclopedia
31事端 事端 shì duānshi4 duan1disturbance; incident
32事发地点 事發地點 shì diǎnshi4 fa1 di4 dian3the scene of the incident
33事发时 事發時 shì shíshi4 fa1 shi2the time of the incident
34事奉 事奉 shì fèngshi4 feng4to serve
35事故照射 事故照射 shì zhào shèshi4 gu4 zhao4 she4accidental exposure
36事关 事關 shì guānshi4 guan1to concern; on (some topic); about; concerning; to have importance for
37事过境迁 事過境遷 shì guò jìng qiānshi4 guo4 jing4 qian1The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom).; It is water under the bridge.
38事后聪明 事後聰明 shì hòu cōng mingshi4 hou4 cong1 ming5wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
39事后诸葛亮 事後諸葛亮 shì hòu zhū liàngshi4 hou4 Zhu1 ge3 Liang4a genius in retrospect (idiom); hindsight is 20-20
40事机 事機 shì shi4 ji1confidential aspects of a matter; secrets; key moment for action
41事假 事假 shì jiàshi4 jia4leave of absence for a personal matter
42事件相关电位 事件相關電位 shì jiàn xiāng guān diàn wèishi4 jian4 xiang1 guan1 dian4 wei4event-related potential
43事界 事界 shì jièshi4 jie4event horizon
44事理 事理 shì shi4 li3reason; logic
45事略 事略 shì lüèshi4 lu:e4biographical sketch
46事怕行家 事怕行家 shì háng jiāshi4 pa4 hang2 jia1an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
47事前 事前 shì qiánshi4 qian2in advance; before the event
48事前故意 事前故意 shì qián shi4 qian2 gu4 yi4intent before the fact (idiom)
49事情要做 事情要做 shì qíng yào zuòshi4 qing2 yao4 zuo4work that needs to be done; business that needs to be attended to
50事求是 事求是 shì qiú shìshi4 qiu2 shi4to seek the truth from facts
51事权 事權 shì quánshi4 quan2position; authority; responsibility
52事儿B 事兒B shì r bshi4 r5 B(coll.) fussbudget; pain in the ass
53事儿妈 事兒媽 shì r shi4 r5 ma1(coll.) fussbudget; pain in the ass
54事如猥集 事如猥集 shì wěi shi4 ru2 wei3 ji2hard-pressed by business (idiom)
55事实婚 事實婚 shì shí hūnshi4 shi2 hun1common-law marriage; de facto marriage
56事实俱在 事實俱在 shì shí zàishi4 shi2 ju4 zai4The facts are all there. (idiom)
57事实求是 事實求是 shì shí qiú shìshi4 shi2 qiu2 shi4to seek the truth from facts
58事实胜于雄辩 事實勝於雄辯 shì shí shèng xióng biànshi4 shi2 sheng4 yu2 xiong2 bian4facts speak louder than words (idiom)
59事事 事事 shì shìshi4 shi4state of affairs; everything
60事事拗违 事事拗違 shì shì ào wéishi4 shi4 ao4 wei2everything has gone to the dogs (idiom)
61事事带头 事事帶頭 shì shì dài tóushi4 shi4 dai4 tou2to take the lead in every kind of work (idiom)
62事事干预 事事干預 shì shì gān shi4 shi4 gan1 yu4to poke one's nose into everything (idiom)
63事属必然 事屬必然 shì shǔ ránshi4 shu3 bi4 ran2it is an inevitable outcome (idiom)
64事态 事態 shì tàishi4 tai4situation; existing state of affairs
65事态发展 事態發展 shì tài zhǎnshi4 tai4 fa1 zhan3course of events
66事体 事體 shì shi4 ti3things; affairs; decorum
67事危累卵 事危累卵 shì wēi lěi luǎnshi4 wei1 lei3 luan3lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
68事无大小 事無大小 shì xiǎoshi4 wu2 da4 xiao3see 事无巨细
69事无巨细 事無巨細 shì shi4 wu2 ju4 xi4lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom); fig. to deal with any matter, regardless of its importance
70事物的本质重于外在 事物的本質重於外在 shì de běn zhì chóng wài zàishi4 wu4 de5 ben3 zhi4 chong2 yu2 wai4 zai4essence is more important than external appearance; a rose by any other name would smell as sweet
71事务繁忙 事務繁忙 shì fán mángshi4 wu4 fan2 mang2busy; bustling
72事务律师 事務律師 shì shīshi4 wu4 lu:4 shi1solicitor (law)
73事务所 事務所 shì suǒshi4 wu4 suo3office; firm
74事务所律师 事務所律師 shì suǒ shīshi4 wu4 suo3 lu:4 shi1office lawyer
75事先通知 事先通知 shì xiān tōng zhīshi4 xian1 tong1 zhi1preliminary notification; to announce in advance
76事业线 事業線 shì xiànshi4 ye4 xian4(slang) cleavage; (palmistry) business line
77事业心 事業心 shì xīnshi4 ye4 xin1devotion to one's work; professional ambition
78事业有成 事業有成 shì yǒu chéngshi4 ye4 you3 cheng2to be successful in business; professional success
79事宜 事宜 shì shi4 yi2matters; arrangements
80事由 事由 shì yóushi4 you2main content; matter; work; origin of an incident; cause; purpose; subject (of business letter)
81事有必然 事有必然 shì yǒu ránshi4 you3 bi4 ran2necessary and inevitable (idiom)
82事有缓急 事有緩急 shì yǒu huǎn shi4 you3 huan3 ji2There are both deferred and urgent matters. (idiom)
83事有原委 事有原委 shì yǒu yuán wěishi4 you3 yuan2 wei3This happens with reason. (idiom)
84事与愿违 事與願違 shì yuàn wéishi4 yu3 yuan4 wei2things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)
85事在人为 事在人為 shì zài rén wéishi4 zai4 ren2 wei2the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort; With effort, one can achieve anything.
86事证 事證 shì zhèngshi4 zheng4evidence
87事主 事主 shì zhǔshi4 zhu3victim (of a criminal); party involved (in a dispute etc); main instigator

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