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事 (shì): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 1

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 事

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事 stroke order diagram

3.

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事

𠂉tool

4.

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5.

How to Use 事

Events and incidents

These words describe specific happenings, often notable or unexpected.

事件 • shì jiàn • event; incident • HSK 6

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 事

没事 • méi shì • it's nothing; it doesn't matter; no problem

HSK 3.0 · L1

méi没

shì

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

jiǎng讲

le了

yí一

gè个

yǒu有

qù

Information

Pinyinshì

Meaningmatter, affair, thing

Strokes8

Radical亅

Traditional事

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#18

Zhuyinㄕˋ

UnicodeU+4E8B

CangjieJLLN

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⺕hand

事=𠂉tool+口mouth+⺕hand

A hand (⺕) using a tool (𠂉) suggests handling affairs, tasks, or matters.

shì事

jiàn件

event; incident

事故 • shì gù • accident; malfunction; fault • HSK 6

HSK 6

shì事

gù故

accident; malfunction; fault

赛事 • sài shì • sporting event; competition; tournament • HSK 3.0 · L6

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sài赛

shì事

sporting event; competition; tournament

喜事 • xǐ shì • happy occasion • HSK 3.0 · L6

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xǐ喜

shì事

happy occasion

Time and sequence

These words use 事 to mark when something happens relative to an event.

事先 • shì xiān • in advance; beforehand • HSK 5

HSK 5

shì事

xiān先

in advance; beforehand

事后 • shì hòu • after the event • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

shì事

hòu后

after the event

往事 • wǎng shì • history; the past • HSK 6

HSK 6

wǎng往

shì事

history; the past

时事 • shí shì • current events; current affairs • HSK 6

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shí时

shì事

current events; current affairs

事

it's nothing; it doesn't matter; no problem

事情 • shì qing • matter; affair; thing

HSK 2

shì事

qing情

matter; affair; thing

同事 • tóng shì • colleague

HSK 3

tóng同

shì事

colleague

故事 • gù shi • story; tale; plot

HSK 3

gù故

shi事

story; tale; plot

办事 • bàn shì • to handle (affairs)

HSK 3.0 · L4

bàn办

shì事

to handle (affairs)

事业 • shì yè • undertaking; enterprise

HSK 6

shì事

yè业

undertaking; enterprise

趣

de的

gù故

shì事

。

He told an interesting story.

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.

zhè这

jiàn件

shì事

qíng情

hěn很

zhòng重

yào要

。

This matter is very important.

zhè这

shì是

yī一

jiàn件

xiǎo小

shì事

。

This is a small matter.

nà那

jiàn件

shì事

hěn很

zhòng重

yào要

。

That matter is very important.

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