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

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.
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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.

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