生事 (shēng shì) — to make trouble, to cause an incident

Definition

生事 (shēng shì) means 'to make trouble' or 'stir up an incident' — always negative, describing someone deliberately causing problems. Often used with 喜欢/爱 to criticize a troublemaker.

verb
to make troubleto cause an incident
Easily confused

Examples

  • 生事，。
    Tā zǒng xǐ huan shēng shì, ràng dà jiā dōu hěn nán zuò.
    He always likes to make trouble, making things difficult for everyone.
  • 。
    Zhè ge rén zài zhè jiā gōng sī yǐ jīng shēng le hǎo jǐ cì shì le.
    This person has already caused trouble several times in this company.
  • 生事，。
    Bié zài zhè lǐ shēng shì, kuài zǒu ba.
    Don't cause trouble here; leave quickly.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

生shēngproduce
事shìtrouble

生 produce and 事 trouble mean producing trouble.

Characters in this word

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

生 shows 屮 (a bud) above 一 (the ground), drawing a sprout coming up from the earth.

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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.

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