事
shì
matter
thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
a picture of 事 → a hand holding a staff to manage affairs
事 originally depicted a hand holding a writing implement or official rod — a person managing tasks. The strokes have shifted over time, but the core sense of someone handling official business or duties survives.
你今天有什么事吗？
nǐ jīn tiān yǒu shén me shì ma？
Do you have anything (going on) today?
这件事比我想的复杂多了。
zhè jiàn shì bǐ wǒ xiǎng de fù zá duō le。
This matter is much more complicated than I thought.
Words with 事
本事
běn shì
source material
造谣生事
zào yáo shēng shì
to start rumours and create trouble
逸事
yì shì
anecdote
逸事遗闻
yì shì yí wén
variant of 軼事遺聞|轶事遗闻[yi4 shi4 yi2 wen2]
遇事生风
yù shì shēng fēng
to stir up trouble at every opportunity (idiom)
郑重其事
zhèng zhòng qí shì
serious about the matter
酗酒滋事
xù jiǔ zī shì
drunken fighting
丑事
chǒu shì
scandal
重提旧事
chóng tí jiù shì
to raise the same old topic again
钱多事少离家近
qián duō shì shǎo lí jiā jìn
lots of money, less work, and close to home
闲事
xián shì
other people's business
闲来无事
xián lái wú shì
at leisure