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就事论事 (jiù shì lùn shì) — to consider or judge a matter on its own terms; to be objective and stick to the facts

Definition

A chengyu meaning to judge a matter strictly on its own facts, without dragging in unrelated issues or personal feelings.

idiom
to consider or judge a matter on its own termsto be objective and stick to the facts

Examples

  • ，就事论事，。
    Tǎo lùn zhè ge wèn tí shí, zán men yào jiù shì lùn shì, bú yào qiān chě dào bié de shì qing.
    When discussing this issue, we should stick to the matter at hand and not drag in other things.
  • 就事论事，。
    Tā shuō huà yí xiàng jiù shì lùn shì, suǒ yǐ dà jiā dōu hěn zūn zhòng tā de yì jiàn.
    He always speaks objectively about the matter at hand, so everyone respects his opinion.
  • 就事论事，。
    Zhè jiàn shì nǐ zuì hǎo jiù shì lùn shì dì fēn xī, bú yào dài gè rén qíng xù.
    You'd better analyze this matter on its own merits and not bring in personal emotions.

Origin

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

An older form paired 享, a temple, with 京, a tower, showing sacrifice at a high place; in 就 the temple part was dropped and a right part for going upward was added.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

In 事, 又 is a hand and 中 is a flagpole with a drum; holding a flag in hand depicts performing a job.

Open 事 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 論; 论 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánsay
Sound part声符shēngfú
侖
侖lún論lùn
Same sound today

The traditional form 論 pairs 言 (“say”) with 侖 as a sound component; the simplified 论 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.

Open 论 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

In 事, 又 is a hand and 中 is a flagpole with a drum; holding a flag in hand depicts performing a job.

Open 事 →
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