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事
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Definitions
- 1. matter
- 2. thing
- 3. item
- 4. work
- 5. affair
Example Sentences
1 shown聽到這 事 之後，湯姆為之色變。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 事
reasonable
disturbance
an honest person does not act surreptitiously (idiom)
(linguistics) agent; doer
International Maritime Organization
to attend to everything personally
to handle affairs; to deal with matters
to look for employment
busybody
unfinished business
law firm
fateful accident
half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
colleague; co-worker
there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
personnel office
to make a botch of things
To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
serious about the matter
industrial accident
thing; object
narrative; story; tale
consul
to work
PRC Maritime Safety Agency
culpable driving causing serious damage or injury
to discuss official business
(linguistics) agent; doer
to discuss sth on its own merits
work-related matters
trivial matter; a piece of cake
Shanghai Incident of 28th January 1932, Chinese uprising against Japanese quarters of Shanghai
Lay's (brand)
undertaking
matter
it's nothing personal (idiom)
troubled times
accidental exposure
a charming man enjoys charming pursuits (idiom)
affair
useful
trivial matter
a youth without facial hair cannot be relied upon (proverb)
the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort
to have what it takes
to seek the truth from facts
poor
to accomplish the objective
permanent member of council
disaster
what's going on?
militarization
biographical sketch
to have all one's wishes (idiom)
Mazda Motor Corporation
specialized
agricultural activities
genuine people and true events
it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)
past events
fortification
see 茲事體大|兹事体大[zī shì tǐ dà]
the Mukden or Manchurian Railway Incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria
weddings and funerals
car bombing
accident
military intelligence
court-martial; military tribunal
Council on Foreign Relations (US policy think tank)
Study everything, at all times, everywhere. (Zhu Xi 朱熹[zhū xī])
devotion to one's work
to act prudently
to pay no attention to outside matters
to break the law
miscellaneous tasks
to be meddlesome
plane crash
something
feelings change with circumstances (idiom)
main content
for as long as one can remember
a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)
to let emotions affect one's decisions
victim (of a criminal)
permanent member state (of the UN Security Council)
to keep a record of events
familiar
strange
paraphernalia of a guard of honor
an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
Marine Department (Hong Kong)
to execute
common plea
Diet Pepsi
fait accompli
accounting standards council
to concern
subdistrict office
to live together in harmony
incident
criminal court
military exercise
hard job
to grow beyond the naivete of childhood; to be aware of what is going on in the world
to have a lot on one's mind
not to get involved
to make a show of being very much in earnest (idiom)
to be occupied with sth
to start rumours and create trouble
military base
religious ceremony
ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
shameful deed
criminal offense
foreign affairs
to follow one's nose
of what use is it
military sports
Criminal Investigation Bureau
a load on one's mind
(of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom)
military exercise
a time of military urgency
important matter
example
The Canterbury Tales, collection of stories by Geoffrey Chaucer 喬叟|乔叟[qiáo sǒu]
to know how the world works
to go through the motions
awkward incident
it's not important
Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council
to dispose of a matter
accident
sex
situation
a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)
disaster
internal affairs
present the facts and reason things out
never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom)
the Mukden or Manchurian Railway Incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria
everything
current trends; the present situation; how things are going
easy task
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
other people's business
fact
to simplify matters
foreign affairs
sth bad happened
evidence
good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, \a fine thing indeed\)
matters
calendar
criminal police
Taiwan Affairs Office
to act as circumstances dictate (idiom)
office
to meddle
politics
after the event
war
to cause trouble
every beginning is difficult (idiom)
military operation
timely handling doubles the effect and halves the effort
secretary-general
disorderly behavior (PRC law)
a criminal
anything
to make trouble
board member
twice the effort for half the result
everything
refined activities of the intellectuals (regarding literature, paintings etc)
military institution
evil deeds spread a thousand miles (idiom); scandal spreads like wildfire
to have achieved nothing
encyclopedia
everything
deed
things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)
accident occurring due to negligence
peacemaker
misdeed
lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom)
to eat without working (idiom)
Mind your own business!
military affairs
happy occasion
everything is going smoothly (idiom)
to treat a matter with due consideration (idiom)
to seek the truth from facts
lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom)
defensive structure
see the opportunity and act (idiom); to act according to circumstances
to ask for information
urgent matter
to keep the peace; to patch up a quarrel (idiom)
trivial matter
military nuclear power
personal matters
to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all (idiom)
to no avail
to lose consciousness
routine business
North China Incident of October-December 1935, a Japanese attempt to set up a puppet government in north China
sth fortunate
this is no small thing (idiom)
see 說是一回事，做又是另外一回事|说是一回事，做又是另外一回事[shuō shì yī huí shì , zuò yòu shì lìng wài yī huí shì]
the past is dead (idiom)
churro
historical incident
timid
trifle
member of council
grand occasion
everyday routine
see 煞有介事[shà yǒu jiè shì]
reason
(idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions
trifle
marriage
a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)
random accident
to have nothing to do
unable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything (idiom)
malicious deed; misdeed
source material
military affairs
course of events
To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom)
act at one's discretion
associate director
social enterprise
offender
trivial matter
PRC Maritime Safety Agency
at leisure
preliminary notification
mishap
Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7th July 1937, regarded as the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争[kàng rì zhàn zhēng]
everything is fine (idiom); all is well with the world
cook
Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
fairy tale
Pepsi
personnel management
Korean war (dating from North Korean invasion on 25th Jun 1950)
emergency
solicitor (law)
persons involved or implicated; party (to an affair)
strange thing
as if nothing had happened (idiom); calmly
in advance
see 柳條湖事件|柳条湖事件[liǔ tiáo hú shì jiàn]
to-do list
family matters
facts speak louder than words (idiom)
factual basis
encyclopedia
if the family lives in harmony all affairs will prosper (idiom)
criminal; penal
personnel
don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom); benefit from past experience
a really determined person will find a solution (idiom); where there's a will, there's a way
everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)
sth else
European Council
daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it (idiom)
good deeds
leave of absence for a personal matter
anecdote
in fact
Saying is one thing, doing quite another (idiom)
human resources department
affair
damn thing
Watergate scandal
chairman of the board of directors
safe and sound
two quite different things
member of a board of directors
drunken fighting
board of directors
notebook
appointment to an important post
affairs of life
maritime affairs
to cause trouble
see 嘴上沒毛，辦事不牢|嘴上没毛，办事不牢[zuǐ shàng méi máo , bàn shì bù láo]
civil liability (law)
to detain as criminal
person who is wise after the event
when things come to a head (idiom)
service to the public
everything
to advise on state affairs
Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7th July 1937, regarded as the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争[kàng rì zhàn zhēng]
a terrific job
to hark back
secretary-general
sexual intercourse
welfare services
anecdote (about historical person)
what?
Foreign Affairs Office (at a university)
to propose marriage
he who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night; you can rest with a clear conscience
particular abilities
to perform one's job
council
future events
everything is finished (idiom); And there you are!
errand
military strength
wedding
(PRC) Central Military Commission
(neuroscience) event-related potential
fictional film
confidential aspects of a matter
to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom)
state of affairs
to consider as a matter of importance
a thing should not be attempted more than three times (idiom)
years of age
Tiananmen Incident of June 4, 1989
to have spare time
meddling in other people's business
event
lit. one doesn't visit a temple without a cause (idiom)
When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)
to have lost consciousness
see 事無巨細|事无巨细[shì wú jù xì]
Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang 張戎|张戎 and Jon Halliday
military science
lifetime achievements
Kaohsiung Incident (aka Formosa Incident), a crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on 10 December 1979 during Taiwan's martial law period
busybody
common-law marriage
bad thing; misdeed
meddlesome
to consider oneself above worldly matters (idiom)
(the name of an official position in the imperial court), aka 給事中|给事中[jǐ shì zhōng]
things
a secret
to plan matters
to go to pot (idiom)
poetic and passionate (idiom); romance
cooking
to be successful in business
hit-and-run
to be in the way; to be a hindrance
more hands than needed (idiom); too many cooks spoil the broth
see 事到如今[shì dào rú jīn]
lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
jack-of-all-trades; know-it-all
to cause trouble
to stir up trouble at every opportunity (idiom)
the first step is the hardest (idiom)
mythical story; myth
He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.
not to do anything productive
menses
fact
trivial matter
(United Nations) Security Council
narrative
knowledgeable person
office (room or building)
maritime court
quietly
(Cantonese) same as 紅包|红包[hóng bāo]
criminal procedure
a maxim
poetic occasion
emergency
wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
an official
reality
(confirm to be) true
to work together
to act according to plan
sth that is expected or wished for
Xi'an Incident of 12th December 1936 (kidnap of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石[jiǎng jiè shí])
not troublesome
Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7th July 1937, regarded as the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争[kàng rì zhàn zhēng]
to be involved in the matter (Example: 涉事三人[shè shì sān rén], the three people involved)
aviation industry
The story is so good it's worth hearing a hundred times.
administrator
military aid
notebook containing a record
to be in charge
troubles; worries; sth on one's mind
one's proper business
Holy sacrament
funeral
bedtime story
MasterCard
one who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions (idiom)
marvel
ability
to act impetuously (idiom); on an impulse
major event
to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
criminal court
lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles
to have accomplished nothing (idiom)
circumstances
military branch
to treat people according to their rank and one's relationship with them (idiom)
the Arrow Incident of 1856 (used as pretext for the second Opium War)
military science
announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website)
funeral arrangements
criminal court
folly
a shipwreck
folk story
to look for trouble
auspicious event
military strength
The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom).
all things
scandal
see 苦差[kǔ chāi]
the scene of the incident
to handle administrative work
ghost story
see 貴人多忘|贵人多忘[guì rén duō wàng]
affairs of the nation
not a bit
to have an accident
see 茲事體大|兹事体大[zī shì tǐ dà]
see 虛應故事|虚应故事[xū yìng gù shì]
to take seriously (often with negative expression: \don't take it too seriously\)
to have nothing to do
even an honest and upright official will have difficulty resolving a family dispute (proverb)
to prophesy with supernatural accuracy (idiom)
unhelpful
ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
military expert
agenda
a fine thing
(archaic) the seven duties of a sovereign
to handle (affairs)
military threat
bedroom matters
demilitarized zone
the person involved
to work half-heartedly; to get by in a job with the minimum effort
two quite different things
(political, economic etc) affairs
mass incident (PRC term for incidents of social unrest, including rioting, melees and petition campaigns)
under the circumstances
to make trouble out of nothing
in advance
state visit
safe and sound (idiom)
a matter for regret
nuclear incident
the past is vanished like the wind; gone beyond recall
not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
one and the same (thing)
accident causing injury or death
competition (e.g. sporting)
not regard as a matter (of any importance)
consul general
(of a plane, ship etc) to have an accident (plane crash, shipwreck, vehicle collision etc)
military installations
useless
public utility
the matter should not be delayed
busy
to discuss and evaluate; to appraise
object (of a transitive verb)
New Fourth Army Incident of 1940, involving fighting between the Nationalists and Communists
farming task
the implications are profound
this matter
commonplace in military operations (idiom)
civil case
to get things done relying on others (idiom); with a little help from his friends
event horizon
everything
admirable people and exemplary deeds
personnel office
as matters stand
to serve
narrative poem
a matter for regret or resentment
lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)
consulate
office
position
see 天下無難事，只怕有心人|天下无难事，只怕有心人[tiān xià wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén]
military coup
major turning point of lifelong import (esp. marriage)
to flaunt a skill
former matter
(slang) cleavage
to do research
Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB)
planning is with man, accomplishing with heaven (idiom); Man proposes but God disposes.
United Nations Security Council
director general
(vulgar) trifling matter
past events
consulate general
entertaining anecdote
a memo book (recording events)
you can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom)
the countries involved
The Rape of Nanking (1997 documentary book by Iris Chang 張純如|张纯如[zhāng chún rú])
to rush through the work
(coll.) None of your goddamn business!
to cause an accident
troublesome
never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom)
the coup of 12th Mar 1927, an attempt by Chiang Kai-shek to suppress the communists
lots of money, less work, and close to home
the time of the incident