找事 (zhǎo shì) — to look for work, to find a job (colloquial); to deliberately pick a quarrel, to cause trouble
Definition
找事 has two colloquial senses: 'to look for a job' (≈ 找工作) and 'to deliberately pick a quarrel' — the second sense is negative, meaning to provoke trouble.
verb
to look for workto find a job (colloquial)to deliberately pick a quarrelto cause trouble
Examples
- 。Tā zhǎo le yí fèn hěn qīng xián de shì.He found a very easy job.
- 找事。Tā zuì jìn zhèng zài zhǎo shì.He's currently looking for a job.
- 找事，。Nǐ bié gù yì zhǎo shì, hǎo hǎo shuō huà.Don't pick a quarrel deliberately; speak properly.
Appears in
Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.