事 (shì) — thing; matter; affair
Definition
A general word for 'thing, matter, affair' (good 事, 有事 to do). Compared with 事情, it is shorter and more common in set phrases like 事情的事.
noun
thingmatteraffair
Measure word · 件, 桩, 回
Examples
- 。Zhè shì yí gè hǎo shì.This is a good thing.
- 事。Wǒ yǒu hěn duō shì yào zuò.I have many things to do.
- ？Nǐ yǒu shì ma?Do you have anything?
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