Definition
多事 is a verb-object separable verb (离合词) with two main senses: 'to meddle' (to be nosy or interfering) and 'to be eventful / troubled' (of a time or situation). When used in the 'meddle' sense, you can split it with aspect markers or frequency, e.g., 多过几次事 'meddled a few times'. The 'eventful' sense commonly appears with degree adverbs like 很 or in fixed phrases like 多事之秋.
v.o.
to meddleto be interferingto be eventfulto have many incidents
Examples
- 多事，。Nǐ zǒng shì duō shì, ràng rén hěn fán.You're always meddling; it's annoying.
- ，。Tā duō guò jǐ cì shì, dàjiā dōu bù xǐhuan tā.He has meddled a few times, so everyone doesn't like him.
- ，。Zhè duàn shíguāng hěn duō shì, liú xià le xǔduō huíyì.This period was eventful, leaving many memories.
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