事件

shì jiàn

CL 起 qǐ 个 gè 桩 zhuāng

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Common

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Definitions

1. event
2. happening
3. incident

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 事故 shì gù 事故 shì gù accident unplanned negative incident, like an accident: accident
• 活动 huó dòng 活动 huó dòng to exercise organized event or activity: to exercise
• 事变 shì biàn 事变 shì biàn incident sudden major political or social incident: incident
• 案子 àn zi 案子 àn zi long table legal case or incident under investigation: long table

Usage notes

Collocations

事件 typically pairs with major or unexpected happenings, not daily plans. Compare with 活动 for routine activities.

Common mistakes

Avoid using 事件 for trivial personal events; it carries a sense of significance. Use 事 for minor matters.

Example Sentences

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这个 事件 引起了广泛关注。

This event has attracted widespread attention.

我目睹了整个 事件 的发生。

I witnessed the whole incident happening.

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Words Containing 事件

• 事件相关电位 事件相关电位 shì jiàn xiāng guān diàn wèi: (neuroscience) event-related potential
• 亚罗号事件 亚罗号事件 yà luó hào shì jiàn: the Arrow Incident of 1856 (used as pretext for the second Opium War)
• 偶然事件 偶然事件 ǒu rán shì jiàn: random accident
• 南京大屠杀事件 南京大屠杀事件 nán jīng dà tú shā shì jiàn: The Rape of Nanking (1997 documentary book by Iris Chang 張純如|张纯如[zhāng chún rú])
• 柳条湖事件 柳条湖事件 liǔ tiáo hú shì jiàn: the Mukden or Manchurian Railway Incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria
• 柳条沟事件 柳条沟事件 liǔ tiáo gōu shì jiàn: see 柳條湖事件|柳条湖事件[liǔ tiáo hú shì jiàn]
• 核事件 核事件 hé shì jiàn: nuclear incident
• 历史事件 历史事件 lì shǐ shì jiàn: historical incident
• 水门事件 水门事件 shuǐ mén shì jiàn: Watergate scandal
• 汽车炸弹事件 汽车炸弹事件 qì chē zhà dàn shì jiàn: car bombing
• 突发事件 突发事件 tū fā shì jiàn: emergency
• 紧急事件 紧急事件 jǐn jí shì jiàn: emergency
• 美丽岛事件 美丽岛事件 měi lì dǎo shì jiàn: Kaohsiung Incident (aka Formosa Incident), a crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on 10 December 1979 during Taiwan's martial law period
• 群体性事件 群体性事件 qún tǐ xìng shì jiàn: mass incident (PRC term for incidents of social unrest, including rioting, melees and petition campaigns)

Child Words of 事件

• 事 事 shì: matter
• 件 件 jiàn: item