事件 (shì jiàn) — event; incident

Definition

Examples

• 这个事件发生在上周。
  Zhè ge shì jiàn fā shēng zài shàng zhōu.
  This event happened last week.
• 你对那个事件了解多少？
  Nǐ duì nà ge shì jiàn liǎo jiě duō shǎo?
  How much do you know about that incident?
• 警方正在调查这个事件。
  Jǐng fāng zhèng zài diào chá zhè ge shì jiàn.
  The police are investigating this incident.