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诸事 (zhū shì) — all matters, everything (formal/literary)

Definition

Literary/formal 'all matters, everything' — used in writing, wishes, and set phrases like 诸事顺利. Avoid in everyday speech.

noun
all matterseverything (formal/literary)

Examples

  • 诸事，！
    Zhù nǐ zhū shì shùn lì, gōng zuò yú kuài!
    Wishing you smooth sailing in all matters and a happy work life!
  • 诸事，。
    Zuì jìn zhū shì fán máng, méi shí jiān xiū xi.
    Recently, everything has been hectic — no time to rest.
  • ，诸事。
    Tā wèi rén jǐn shèn, zhū shì dōu huì zǐ xì kǎo lǜ.
    He is a cautious person and carefully considers all matters.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

诸zhūall
事shìmatter

诸 means all or many and 事 means matters, together they refer to all matters.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 諸; 诸 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yán
Sound part声符shēngfú
者
者zhě諸zhū
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The form 諸 pairs 言 (speech) with 者; 者 gives the sound.

Open 诸 →

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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