matter, affair, thing
Animated Stroke Order 事
Stroke Order Diagrams 事
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HSK Vocabulary: 事
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 事 is used in context
1
tā他
jiǎng讲
le了
yí一
gè个
yǒu有
qù趣
de的
gù故
shì事
。
He told an interesting story.
2
tā她
zài在
shì事
yè业
shàng上
qǔ取
dé得
le了
hěn很
dà大
chéng成
gōng功
。
She has achieved great success in her career.
3
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
qíng情
hěn很
zhòng重
yào要
。
This matter is very important.
4
tā他
zhěng整
tiān天
wán玩
，
yí一
shì事
wú无
chéng成
。
He plays all day and achieves nothing.
5
rú如
guǒ果
bù不
hǎo好
hào好
xué学
xí习
，
jiāng将
lái来
kě可
néng能
huì会
yí一
shì事
wú无
chéng成
。
If you don't study hard, you might achieve nothing in the future.
6
tā他
cháng尝
shì试
le了
hěn很
duō多
gōng工
zuò作
，
dàn但
dōu都
bàn半
tú途
ér而
fèi废
，
zuì最
zhōng终
yí一
shì事
wú无
chéng成
。
He tried many jobs but gave up halfway, ending up achieving nothing.
7
zhè这
shì是
yī一
jiàn件
xiǎo小
shì事
qíng情
。
This is a small matter.
8
wǒ我
jīn今
tiān天
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
shì事
qíng情
yào要
zuò做
。
I have many things to do today.
9
chǔ处
lǐ理
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
qíng情
xū需
yào要
nài耐
xīn心
hé和
zhì智
huì慧
。
Handling this matter requires patience and wisdom.
10
tā他
shì是
wǒ我
de的
tóng同
shì事
。
He is my colleague.
Information
Traditional事
Radical亅
Strokes8
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#18
Zhuyinㄕˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+4E8B
CangjieJLLN
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality