matter ⇒ 他公司事情很多。 Tā gōngsī shìqing hěn duō. → He is very busy with business matters. ⇒ 事情不会这么简单。 Shìqing bù huì zhème jiǎndān. → Things can't be that simple.
事故
accident
事物
thing
事理
reason
事端
incident
事迹
achievement
事项
item
亲事
marriage
人事
( 指人员安排 ) personnel
从事
( 投身 ) undertake ( pt undertook ) , pp undertaken
做事
( 办事 ) deal with matters ( pt , pp dealt )
公事
official business
共事
work together ⇒ 和她共事很愉快。 Hé tā gòngshì hěn yúkuài. → It's great working with her.
军事
military affairs pl ⇒ 军事法庭 jūnshì fǎtíng → military tribunal
be of use ⇒ 你这点儿钱根本不济事。 Nǐ zhè diǎnr qián gēnběn bù jìshì. → This is simply not enough money to be of any use. ⇒ 他去了也不济事。 Tā qùle yě bù jìshì. → It won't be of any use even if he does go.
海事
( 指事务 ) maritime affairs pl
滋事
cause trouble
理事
( 负责人 ) director ⇒ 常务理事 chángwù lǐshì → managing director ⇒ 理事会 lǐshìhuì → board of directors
English translation of '事'
事
(shì)
名
(= 事情) thing
⇒ 私事 (sīshì) private matter
⇒ 我想和你说几件事。 (Wǒ xiǎng hé nǐ shuō jǐ jiàn shì.) I want to talk to you about a number of things.
(= 事故) accident
⇒ 出事 (chūshì) have an accident
(= 事端) trouble
⇒ 闹事 (nàoshì) make trouble
(= 责任) responsibility
⇒ 这没我的事。 (Zhè méi wǒ de shì.) This is not my responsibility.
(= 工作) job
⇒ 他刚下岗,正在找事做。 (Tā gāng xiàgǎng, zhèngzài zhǎo shì zuò.) He's just become unemployed and is looking for a job.
(用于问答) problem
⇒ 有事吗？没事。 (Yǒu shì ma? Méishì.) Are you OK? — I'm fine.