affair, matter, business

JLPT N2 8 strokes

Words with this Kanji

一事无成 JLPT 7
一事无成
往事 JLPT 6
past events
碍事 JLPT 7
碍事
干事 JLPT 7
干事
喜事 JLPT 6
喜事
刑事 JLPT 6
criminal; penal
故事 JLPT 3
old practice
公事 JLPT 7
公事
私事 JLPT 7
私事
JLPT 1
事宜 JLPT 7
事宜
事件 JLPT 6
event
事故 JLPT 6
accident
事后 JLPT 6
事后
事情 JLPT 2
affair; matter; thing; business
事先 JLPT 5
in advance
事物 JLPT 5
thing; object
事迹 JLPT 6
deed
事业 JLPT 6
undertaking
事务 JLPT 6
(political, economic etc) affairs
事务所 JLPT 7
事务所
事实 JLPT 5
fact
事态 JLPT 6
situation
事项 JLPT 6
matter
失事 JLPT 7
失事
省事 JLPT 7
省事
心事 JLPT 7
心事
心想事成 JLPT 7
心想事成
人事 JLPT 5
personnel
大事 JLPT 5
大事
当事人 JLPT 6
persons involved or implicated; party (to an affair)
董事 JLPT 7
董事
董事会 JLPT 7
董事会
董事长 JLPT 6
chairman of the board of directors
同事 JLPT 3
colleague; co-worker
肇事 JLPT 7
肇事
没事 JLPT 1
没事
本事 JLPT 6
source material
民事 JLPT 7
民事
理事 JLPT 7
理事
从事 JLPT 5
to go for
无所事事 JLPT 7
无所事事
无济于事 JLPT 7
无济于事
军事 JLPT 5
military affairs
办事 JLPT 4
办事
办事处 JLPT 7
办事处
启事 JLPT 6
announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website)
处事 JLPT 7
处事
实事求是 JLPT 6
lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom)
懂事 JLPT 7
懂事
时事 JLPT 6
current trends; the present situation; how things are going
赛事 JLPT 6
赛事
闹事 JLPT 7
闹事
领事 JLPT 7
领事
领事馆 JLPT 6
consulate

Understanding (shì)

The character is a versatile noun commonly used to refer to 'matter', 'affair', 'thing', or 'business'. It can denote concrete events or abstract matters depending on context.

Common Uses

  1. Referring to specific events or incidents, e.g., (this matter).
  2. Talking about tasks or things to do, e.g., (have many things to do).
  3. Asking about what happened or the situation, e.g., 发生什么?

Collocations and Patterns

  • (this matter): used to specify a particular event or issue.
  • (have something to do / be busy): often used to indicate being occupied or having an appointment.
  • 没事 (nothing / no problem): used to reassure or indicate no issue.

Usage Notes

  • is often combined with classifiers like (jiàn) when referring to specific matters.
  • It can be abstract or concrete, so context is key.
  • Avoid confusing with (wù), which usually refers to physical objects.

Summary

Mastering helps learners discuss events, tasks, and situations naturally. It appears frequently in daily conversation and formal contexts alike.

Example Sentences

This matter is very important; we must handle it carefully.

He has a lot of things to do and no time to rest.

What happened? Why is everyone so nervous?