Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
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ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
1 | 事 | 事 | shì | shi4 | matter; thing; item; work; affair; Classifiers: 件 | ||
2 | 事物 | 事物 | shì wù | shi4 wu4 | (political, economic etc) affairs; work; transaction (as in a computer database); thing; object; Classifiers: 个 | ||
3 | 事实 | 事實 | shì shí | shi4 shi2 | fact; Classifiers: 个 | ||
4 | 事情 | 事情 | shì qing | shi4 qing5 | affair; matter; thing; business; Classifiers: 件 | ||
5 | 事业 | 事業 | shì yè | shi4 ye4 | undertaking; project; activity; (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause; publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation; career; occupation; Classifiers: 个 | ||
6 | 事件 | 事件 | shì jiàn | shi4 jian4 | event; happening; incident; Classifiers: 个 | ||
7 | 事实上 | 事實上 | shì shí shàng | shi4 shi2 shang4 | in fact; in reality; actually; as a matter of fact; de facto; ipso facto | ||
8 | 事故 | 事故 | shì gù | shi4 gu4 | accident; Classifiers: 桩 | ||
9 | 事迹 | 事跡 | shì jì | shi4 ji4 | deed; past achievement; important event of the past | ||
10 | 事先 | 事先 | shì xiān | shi4 xian1 | in advance; before the event; beforehand; prior | ||
11 | 事变 | 事變 | shì biàn | shi4 bian4 | incident; unforeseen event; events (in general) | ||
12 | 事后 | 事後 | shì hòu | shi4 hou4 | after the event; in hindsight; in retrospect | ||
13 | 事例 | 事例 | shì lì | shi4 li4 | example; exemplar; typical case | ||
14 | 事项 | 事項 | shì xiàng | shi4 xiang4 | matter; item | ||
15 | 事儿 | 事兒 | shì r | shi4 r5 | one's employment; business; matter that needs to be settled; (northern dialect) (of a person) demanding; trying; troublesome; erhua variant of 事 ; Classifiers: 件 ,桩 | ||
16 | 事半功倍 | 事半功倍 | shì bàn gōng bèi | shi4 ban4 gong1 bei4 | half 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 bàn | shi4 bei4 gong1 ban4 | twice the effort for half the result | ||
18 | 事必躬亲 | 事必躬親 | shì bì gōng qīn | shi4 bi4 gong1 qin1 | to attend to everything personally | ||
19 | 事必有因 | 事必有因 | shì bì yǒu yīn | shi4 bi4 you3 yin1 | Every why has a wherefore. (idiom) | ||
20 | 事必有兆 | 事必有兆 | shì bì yǒu zhào | shi4 bi4 you3 zhao4 | future events always have an omen (idiom) | ||
21 | 事不关己 | 事不關己 | shì bù guān jǐ | shi4 bu4 guan1 ji3 | a 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 bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ | shi4 bu4 guan1 ji3 , gao1 gao1 gua4 qi3 | to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom) | ||
23 | 事不过三 | 事不過三 | shì bù guò sān | shi4 bu4 guo4 san1 | a 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 bù yí chí | shi4 bu4 yi2 chi2 | the matter should not be delayed; there's no time to lose | ||
25 | 事出有因 | 事出有因 | shì chū yǒu yīn | shi4 chu1 you3 yin1 | there is good reason for sth. (idiom) | ||
26 | 事大主义 | 事大主義 | shì dà zhǔ yì | shi4 da4 zhu3 yi4 | Sadaejuui, 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 rì | shi4 dao4 jin1 ri4 | under the circumstances; the matter having come to that point | ||
28 | 事到临头 | 事到臨頭 | shì dào lín tóu | shi4 dao4 lin2 tou2 | when things come to a head (idiom) | ||
29 | 事到如今 | 事到如今 | shì dào rú jīn | shi4 dao4 ru2 jin1 | as matters stand; things having reached this stage | ||
30 | 事典 | 事典 | shì diǎn | shi4 dian3 | encyclopedia | ||
31 | 事端 | 事端 | shì duān | shi4 duan1 | disturbance; incident | ||
32 | 事发地点 | 事發地點 | shì fā dì diǎn | shi4 fa1 di4 dian3 | the scene of the incident | ||
33 | 事发时 | 事發時 | shì fā shí | shi4 fa1 shi2 | the time of the incident | ||
34 | 事奉 | 事奉 | shì fèng | shi4 feng4 | to serve | ||
35 | 事故照射 | 事故照射 | shì gù zhào shè | shi4 gu4 zhao4 she4 | accidental exposure | ||
36 | 事关 | 事關 | shì guān | shi4 guan1 | to concern; on (some topic); about; concerning; to have importance for | ||
37 | 事过境迁 | 事過境遷 | shì guò jìng qiān | shi4 guo4 jing4 qian1 | The 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 ming | shi4 hou4 cong1 ming5 | wise 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 gě liàng | shi4 hou4 Zhu1 ge3 Liang4 | a genius in retrospect (idiom); hindsight is 20-20 | ||
40 | 事机 | 事機 | shì jī | shi4 ji1 | confidential aspects of a matter; secrets; key moment for action | ||
41 | 事假 | 事假 | shì jià | shi4 jia4 | leave of absence for a personal matter | ||
42 | 事件相关电位 | 事件相關電位 | shì jiàn xiāng guān diàn wèi | shi4 jian4 xiang1 guan1 dian4 wei4 | event-related potential | ||
43 | 事界 | 事界 | shì jiè | shi4 jie4 | event horizon | ||
44 | 事理 | 事理 | shì lǐ | shi4 li3 | reason; logic | ||
45 | 事略 | 事略 | shì lüè | shi4 lu:e4 | biographical sketch | ||
46 | 事怕行家 | 事怕行家 | shì pà háng jiā | shi4 pa4 hang2 jia1 | an expert always produces the best work (idiom) | ||
47 | 事前 | 事前 | shì qián | shi4 qian2 | in advance; before the event | ||
48 | 事前故意 | 事前故意 | shì qián gù yì | shi4 qian2 gu4 yi4 | intent before the fact (idiom) | ||
49 | 事情要做 | 事情要做 | shì qíng yào zuò | shi4 qing2 yao4 zuo4 | work that needs to be done; business that needs to be attended to | ||
50 | 事求是 | 事求是 | shì qiú shì | shi4 qiu2 shi4 | to seek the truth from facts | ||
51 | 事权 | 事權 | shì quán | shi4 quan2 | position; authority; responsibility | ||
52 | 事儿B | 事兒B | shì r b | shi4 r5 B | (coll.) fussbudget; pain in the ass | ||
53 | 事儿妈 | 事兒媽 | shì r mā | shi4 r5 ma1 | (coll.) fussbudget; pain in the ass | ||
54 | 事如猥集 | 事如猥集 | shì rú wěi jí | shi4 ru2 wei3 ji2 | hard-pressed by business (idiom) | ||
55 | 事实婚 | 事實婚 | shì shí hūn | shi4 shi2 hun1 | common-law marriage; de facto marriage | ||
56 | 事实俱在 | 事實俱在 | shì shí jù zài | shi4 shi2 ju4 zai4 | The facts are all there. (idiom) | ||
57 | 事实求是 | 事實求是 | shì shí qiú shì | shi4 shi2 qiu2 shi4 | to seek the truth from facts | ||
58 | 事实胜于雄辩 | 事實勝於雄辯 | shì shí shèng yú xióng biàn | shi4 shi2 sheng4 yu2 xiong2 bian4 | facts speak louder than words (idiom) | ||
59 | 事事 | 事事 | shì shì | shi4 shi4 | state of affairs; everything | ||
60 | 事事拗违 | 事事拗違 | shì shì ào wéi | shi4 shi4 ao4 wei2 | everything has gone to the dogs (idiom) | ||
61 | 事事带头 | 事事帶頭 | shì shì dài tóu | shi4 shi4 dai4 tou2 | to take the lead in every kind of work (idiom) | ||
62 | 事事干预 | 事事干預 | shì shì gān yù | shi4 shi4 gan1 yu4 | to poke one's nose into everything (idiom) | ||
63 | 事属必然 | 事屬必然 | shì shǔ bì rán | shi4 shu3 bi4 ran2 | it is an inevitable outcome (idiom) | ||
64 | 事态 | 事態 | shì tài | shi4 tai4 | situation; existing state of affairs | ||
65 | 事态发展 | 事態發展 | shì tài fā zhǎn | shi4 tai4 fa1 zhan3 | course of events | ||
66 | 事体 | 事體 | shì tǐ | shi4 ti3 | things; affairs; decorum | ||
67 | 事危累卵 | 事危累卵 | shì wēi lěi luǎn | shi4 wei1 lei3 luan3 | lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture | ||
68 | 事无大小 | 事無大小 | shì wú dà xiǎo | shi4 wu2 da4 xiao3 | see 事无巨细 | ||
69 | 事无巨细 | 事無巨細 | shì wú jù xì | shi4 wu2 ju4 xi4 | lit. 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 wù de běn zhì chóng yú wài zài | shi4 wu4 de5 ben3 zhi4 chong2 yu2 wai4 zai4 | essence 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 wù fán máng | shi4 wu4 fan2 mang2 | busy; bustling | ||
72 | 事务律师 | 事務律師 | shì wù lǜ shī | shi4 wu4 lu:4 shi1 | solicitor (law) | ||
73 | 事务所 | 事務所 | shì wù suǒ | shi4 wu4 suo3 | office; firm | ||
74 | 事务所律师 | 事務所律師 | shì wù suǒ lǜ shī | shi4 wu4 suo3 lu:4 shi1 | office lawyer | ||
75 | 事先通知 | 事先通知 | shì xiān tōng zhī | shi4 xian1 tong1 zhi1 | preliminary notification; to announce in advance | ||
76 | 事业线 | 事業線 | shì yè xiàn | shi4 ye4 xian4 | (slang) cleavage; (palmistry) business line | ||
77 | 事业心 | 事業心 | shì yè xīn | shi4 ye4 xin1 | devotion to one's work; professional ambition | ||
78 | 事业有成 | 事業有成 | shì yè yǒu chéng | shi4 ye4 you3 cheng2 | to be successful in business; professional success | ||
79 | 事宜 | 事宜 | shì yí | shi4 yi2 | matters; arrangements | ||
80 | 事由 | 事由 | shì yóu | shi4 you2 | main content; matter; work; origin of an incident; cause; purpose; subject (of business letter) | ||
81 | 事有必然 | 事有必然 | shì yǒu bì rán | shi4 you3 bi4 ran2 | necessary and inevitable (idiom) | ||
82 | 事有缓急 | 事有緩急 | shì yǒu huǎn jí | shi4 you3 huan3 ji2 | There are both deferred and urgent matters. (idiom) | ||
83 | 事有原委 | 事有原委 | shì yǒu yuán wěi | shi4 you3 yuan2 wei3 | This happens with reason. (idiom) | ||
84 | 事与愿违 | 事與願違 | shì yǔ yuàn wéi | shi4 yu3 yuan4 wei2 | things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom) | ||
85 | 事在人为 | 事在人為 | shì zài rén wéi | shi4 zai4 ren2 wei2 | the 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 zhèng | shi4 zheng4 | evidence | ||
87 | 事主 | 事主 | shì zhǔ | shi4 zhu3 | victim (of a criminal); party involved (in a dispute etc); main instigator |
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