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事件 (shì jiàn) — event; incident

Definition

noun
eventincident
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 事件。
    Zhè ge shì jiàn fā shēng zài shàng zhōu.
    This event happened last week.
  • 事件？
    Nǐ duì nà ge shì jiàn liǎo jiě duō shǎo?
    How much do you know about that incident?
  • 事件。
    Jǐng fāng zhèng zài diào chá zhè ge shì jiàn.
    The police are investigating this incident.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

事shìmatter
件jiànmatter

事 and 件 both refer to matters or occurrences, so together they mean an event or incident.

Characters in this word

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

件 is made of 人, 'man', and 牛, 'cow'.

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