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事 (shì): matter, thing

Stroke Order & Writing

HSK 1noun

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: matter, thing
Characters: 1
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 1
Strokes: 8
Radical: 亅
Structure: 上下结构

Full definitions

matter
thing
item
work
affair
incident

Chinese explanation

指生活中发生的情况、现象或需要处理的问题，比如事情、事件、事故
也指工作、职业或职责，比如做事、事业
还可以指关系、责任或参与，比如不关我的事、这事由我负责。

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8 strokes

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Example sentences

This matter is very important.

He has many things to do.

Let's talk about work-related matters tomorrow.

What happened?

This is a small matter, don't worry.

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