Word: 事情 (shìqing)

不好意思，我要问一些事情。

Bùhǎoyìsi, wǒ yào wèn yìxiē shìqing.

Excuse me, I've got to ask something.

不要再做那样的事情了。

Búyào zài zuò nàyàng de shìqing le.

Don't do anything like that again.

不要强迫自己做不喜欢的事情。

Búyào qiǎngpò zìjǐ zuò bù xǐhuan de shìqing.

Don't force yourself to do things that you don't like.

不要担心这样的事情。

Búyào dānxīn zhèyàng de shìqing.

Don't worry about such a thing.

为什么她要做这种事情呢？

Wèishénme tā yào zuò zhèzhǒng shìqing ne?

What made her do so?

事情不大，你何必生气呢？

Shìqing bú dà, nǐ hébì shēngqì ne?

It's not a big deal, so why should you get angry?

事情会随着形势的推移而变化。

Shìqing huì suízhe xíngshì de tuīyí ér biànhuà.

Things will change as the situation develops.

事情已经过去了，你何苦再提呢？

Shìqing yǐjīng guòqù le, nǐ hékǔ zài tí ne?

It's over now, so why bother bringing it up again?

事情很急，我们不能再耗下去了。

Shìqing hěn jí, wǒmen bùnéng zài hào xiàqù le.

This is urgent, so we can't keep dragging it out any longer.

事情很紧急，不容我们再等了。

Shìqing hěn jǐnjí, bùróng wǒmen zài děng le.

The matter is urgent, and we can't wait any longer.

事情总比我们想的要复杂得多。

Shìqing zǒng bǐ wǒmen xiǎng de yào fùzá de duō.

Things are always more complex than we think.

事情是怎么到这个境地的？

Shìqing shì zěnme dào zhège jìngdì de?

How did things get this far?

事情本可以处理得更好。

Shìqing běn kěyǐ chǔlǐ de gèng hǎo.

Things could've gone better.

事情比我们最初想象的更严重。

Shìqing bǐ wǒmen zuìchū xiǎngxiàng de gèng yánzhòng.

It was much worse than we initially thought.

事情没能如他所愿让他感到失望。

Shìqing méi néng rú tā suǒ yuàn ràng tā gǎndào shīwàng.

He was disappointed that things didn't turn out as he'd hoped.

事情的真相还没有查明。

Shìqing de zhēnxiàng hái méiyǒu chámíng.

The truth of the matter has not yet been ascertained.

事情真的已经了结了吗？

Shìqing zhēnde yǐjīng liǎojiéle ma?

Is it really all over?

事情要失控了。

Shìqing yào shīkòngle.

Things are getting out of control.

事情还没给解释清楚。

Shìqing hái méi gěi jiěshì qīngchu.

Things are not clearly defined.

事情难免会发生。

Shìqing nánmiǎn huì fāshēng.

Stuff happens.

人生里有更重要的事情。

Rénshēng lǐ yǒu gèng zhòngyào de shìqing.

There are more important things in life.

他做的事情你赞成的吧？

Tā zuò de shìqing nǐ zànchéng de ba?

Do you approve of what he is doing?

他可能发生了什么事情。

Tā kěnéng fāshēngle shénme shìqing.

Something may have happened to him.

他向警察转述了事情经过。

Tā xiàng jǐngchá zhuǎnshùle shìqing jīngguò.

He related to the police what had happened.

他对很多事情都有兴趣。

Tā duì hěn duō shìqing dōu yǒu xìngqù.

He's interested in many things.

他总是忘记事情。

Tā zǒngshì wàngjì shìqing.

He is always forgetting things.

他说会发生的事情已经发生了。

Tā shuō huì fāshēng de shìqing yǐjīng fāshēngle.

What he said would happen has happened.

任何事情都是重要。

Rènhé shìqing dōu shì zhòngyào.

Everything matters.

你不必担心这样的事情。

Nǐ búbì dānxīn zhèyàng de shìqing.

You don't need to worry about such a thing.

你不要把事情的先后顺序颠倒了。

Nǐ búyào bǎ shìqing de xiānhòushùnxù diāndǎole.

Don't reverse the order of events.

你们两个做了什么有趣的事情呢？

Nǐmen liǎng gè zuòle shénme yǒuqù de shìqing ne?

What do you two do for fun?

你像是在想其它的事情。

Nǐ xiàng shì zài xiǎng qítā de shìqing.

It looks like you're thinking about something else.

你在思考无关紧要的事情。

Nǐ zài sīkǎo wúguānjǐnyào de shìqing.

You're thinking of unimportant things.

你是不是有什么事情没告诉我。

Nǐ shìbúshì yǒu shénme shìqing méi gàosu wǒ.

Is there something you haven't told me?

你知道发生了什么事情吗？

Nǐ zhīdào fāshēngle shénme shìqing ma?

Do you know what happened?

你要为自己做过的事情负责。

Nǐ yào wèi zìjǐ zuòguo de shìqing fùzé.

You should be responsible for your actions.

你让我做不可能做到的事情。

Nǐ ràng wǒ zuò bù kěnéng zuòdào de shìqing.

You ask me to do the impossible.

你记事情的能力并不比我好多少。

Nǐ jì shìqing de nénglì bìng bù bǐ wǒ hǎo duōshǎo.

You are no better at remembering things than I am.

你还有什么事情需要我去做的吗？

Nǐ háiyǒu shénme shìqing xūyào wǒ qù zuò de ma?

Is there anything else you want me to do?

原告在法庭上讲了事情的经过。

Yuángào zài fǎtíng shàng jiǎngle shìqing de jīngguò.

The plaintiff described what happened in court.

古代的官要管很多事情。

Gǔdài de guān yào guǎn hěn duō shìqing.

Officials in ancient times had to handle many matters.

哼，我就知道事情会变成这样。

Hēng, wǒ jiù zhīdào shìqing huì biànchéng zhèyàng.

Hmph, I just knew things would turn out this way.

好的，您想咨询什么事情？

Hǎo de, nín xiǎng zīxún shénme shìqing?

OK, what would you like advice on?

如果事情值得做就值得做好。

Rúguǒ shìqing zhíde zuò jiù zhíde zuò hǎo.

If it is worth doing, do it well.

学习是一件终身的事情。

Xuéxí shì yí jiàn zhōngshēn de shìqing.

Learning is a lifelong undertaking.

安全是最重要的事情。

Ānquán shì zuì zhòngyào de shìqing.

Safety is what matters most.

对事情比较正经严肃。

Duì shìqing bǐjiào zhèngjīng yánsù.

Take things a little more seriously.

希望事情能顺利解决。

Xīwàng shìqing néng shùnlì jiějué.

Hopefully things will pan out nicely.

我不了解他所说的事情。

Wǒ bù liǎojiě tā suǒshuō de shìqing.

I couldn't understand anything that he said.

我不想把简单的事情搞复杂。

Wǒ bùxiǎng bǎ jiǎndān de shìqing gǎo fùzá.

I don't want to take a simple thing and make it complicated.

我不相信这样的事情存在。

Wǒ bù xiāngxìn zhèyàng de shìqing cúnzài.

I don't believe such things exist.

我为小事情觉得沮丧。

Wǒ wèi xiǎo shìqing juéde jǔsàng.

I get depressed by the slightest things.

我从没想到事情会变成这样。

Wǒ cóng méixiǎngdào shìqing huì biànchéng zhèyàng.

I never expected things would turn out like this.

我以前从未见过这样的事情。

Wǒ yǐqián cóngwèi jiànguo zhèyàng de shìqing.

I've never seen anything like this before.

我们应该把那件事情告知他们。

Wǒmen yīnggāi bǎ nà jiàn shìqing gàozhī tāmen.

We should inform them about that.

我们必须知道事情的真相。

Wǒmen bìxū zhīdào shìqing de zhēnxiàng.

We have to get at the truth of the matter.

我们现在有较重要的事情要做。

Wǒmen xiànzài yǒu jiào zhòngyào de shìqing yào zuò.

We have more important things to do right now.

我们还有许多别的事情要讨论。

Wǒmen háiyǒu xǔduō biéde shìqing yào tǎolùn.

We still have many other things to discuss.

我会告诉你更多的事情。

Wǒ huì gàosu nǐ gèng duō de shìqing.

I'll let you know the details.

我在等事情发生。

Wǒ zài děng shìqing fāshēng.

I was waiting for something to happen.

我希望事情并非如此。

Wǒ xīwàng shìqing bìngfēi rúcǐ.

I hope that is not the case.

我想告诉你一些事情。

Wǒ xiǎng gàosu nǐ yìxiē shìqing.

I would like to tell you something.

我想私下告诉你一些事情。

Wǒ xiǎng sīxià gàosu nǐ yìxiē shìqing.

I'd like to tell you something in private.

我最近有很多事情要做。

Wǒ zuìjìn yǒu hěn duō shìqing yào zuò.

I've had a lot of work to do lately.

我有很多事情要做。

Wǒ yǒu hěn duō shìqing yào zuò.

I have lots of things to do.

我有很重要的事情要跟你说。

Wǒ yǒu hěn zhòngyào de shìqing yào gēn nǐ shuō.

I have something important to talk about with you.

我有点儿小事情想请你帮忙。

Wǒ yǒudiǎnr xiǎo shìqing xiǎng qǐng nǐ bāngmáng.

I need a little help from you.

我没有其他更好的事情去做。

Wǒ méiyǒu qítā gèng hǎo de shìqing qù zuò.

I have nothing better to do.

我现在唯一想做的事情是睡觉。

Wǒ xiànzài wéiyī xiǎng zuò de shìqing shì shuìjiào.

The only thing I want to do right now is sleep.

我肯定事情会往好的方向发展。

Wǒ kěndìng shìqing huì wǎng hǎo de fāngxiàng fāzhǎn.

I am sure the situation will take a turn for the better.

我要做的事情都已经做了。

Wǒ yào zuò de shìqing dōu yǐjīng zuòle.

I have done everything I was supposed to do.

我觉得事情不会那么容易。

Wǒ juéde shìqing búhuì nàme róngyì.

I don't think it'll be that easy.

我觉得这种事情偶然发生。

Wǒ juéde zhèzhǒng shìqing ǒurán fāshēng.

I think that things like this happen by chance.

或许事情会好转。

Huòxǔ shìqing huì hǎozhuǎn.

Maybe things would get better.

有些事情不能忘。

Yǒuxiē shìqing bùnéng wàng.

Some things shouldn't be forgotten.

有些事情你还是不知道为好。

Yǒuxiē shìqing nǐ háishi bù zhīdào wèi hǎo.

There are things you're better off not knowing.

有件事情我要对你说。

Yǒu jiàn shìqing wǒ yào duì nǐ shuō.

There's something I want to tell you.

有任何事情改变了吗？

Yǒu rènhé shìqing gǎibiànle ma?

Has anything changed?

正有什么奇怪的事情发生着。

Zhèng yǒu shénme qíguài de shìqing fāshēngzhe.

Something strange is happening.

没想到，事情峰回路转了。

Méixiǎngdào, shìqing fēnghuílùzhuǎn le.

Unexpectedly, things took a new turn.

现在有什么烦恼的事情吗？

Xiànzài yǒu shénme fánnǎo de shìqing ma?

Is there anything that worries you right now?

目前我没在做什么事情。

Mùqián wǒ méi zài zuò shénme shìqing.

I'm not doing anything currently.

看着他并且跟他做同样的事情。

Kànzhe tā bìngqiě gēn tā zuò tóngyàng de shìqing.

Watch him and do the same thing.

经理遇到了一件棘手的事情。

Jīnglǐ yùdàole yí jiàn jíshǒu de shìqing.

The manager has run into a tricky matter.

让我说一件事情。

Ràng wǒ shuō yí jiàn shìqing.

Let me say one thing.

记者披露了事情的真相。

Jìzhě pīlùle shìqing de zhēnxiàng.

The reporter revealed the truth of the matter.

许多事情靠的是结果。

Xǔduō shìqing kào de shì jiéguǒ.

Much depends upon the result.

请专心做你正在做的事情。

Qǐng zhuānxīn zuò nǐ zhèngzài zuò de shìqing.

Give your whole attention to what you are doing.

请你把事情的经过陈述一遍。

Qǐng nǐ bǎ shìqing de jīngguò chénshù yíbiàn.

Please state what happened from start to finish.

请你讲述一下事情的经过。

Qǐng nǐ jiǎngshù yíxià shìqing de jīngguò.

Please give an account of how it happened.

谁会禁止这样的事情呢？

Shéi huì jìnzhǐ zhèyàng de shìqing ne?

Who would forbid such a thing?

这件事情不是你告诉我的。

Zhè jiàn shìqing bú shì nǐ gàosu wǒ de.

You didn't tell me about this. ⇒ It wasn't you who told me about this.

这件事情像是电影情节。

Zhè jiàn shìqing xiàng shì diànyǐng qíngjié.

That's something like a movie scenario.

这几天我脑袋里的事情太多了。

Zhè jǐtiān wǒ nǎodai lǐ de shìqing tài duō le.

I have too many things on my mind these days.

这就是事情的本质。

Zhè jiùshì shìqing de běnzhì.

That is the essence of the matter.

这就是他们对于这件事情的看法。

Zhè jiùshì tāmen duìyú zhè jiàn shìqing de kànfǎ.

That's their opinion regarding this.

这是正确的事情。

Zhè shì zhèngquè de shìqing.

It's the right thing to do.

这样的事情不可能在日本发生。

Zhèyàng de shìqing bù kěnéng zài Rìběn fāshēng.

Such a thing can't happen in Japan.

这里总有一些事情在发生。

Zhèlǐ zǒng yǒu yìxiē shìqing zài fāshēng.

There is always something happening here.