Word: 事 (shì)

一个绅士是不会做这种事的。

Yí gè shēnshì shì búhuì zuò zhèzhǒng shì de.

A gentleman wouldn't do such a thing.

一家不知一家事

yìjiā bùzhī yìjiā shì

one household doesn't know another household's affairs

一身做不得两件事，一时用不得两条心

yìshēn zuò bùdé liǎng jiàn shì, yìshí yòng bùdé liǎng tiáo xīn

one body cannot do two things; one moment cannot use two minds

万般事仗少年为

wànbān shì zhàng shàonián wéi

all kinds of things depend on the young to do

不关你的事。

Bù guān nǐ de shì.

It has nothing to do with you.

不关我的事。

Bù guān wǒ de shì.

I don't care.

不少公众人士关注这件事。

Bùshǎo gōngzhòng rénshì guānzhù zhè jiàn shì.

Quite a few public figures are paying attention to this matter.

不干我的事！

Bù gān wǒ de shì!

Don't bother me.

不用寒暄了，直接说事吧。

Búyòng hánxuān le, zhíjiē shuō shì ba.

No need for small talk, just get to the point.

不管谁阻挠，我都要完成这件事。

Bùguǎn shéi zǔnáo, wǒ dōu yào wánchéng zhè jiàn shì.

No matter who tries to thwart me, I will get this done.

不要做任何会让你后悔的事。

Búyào zuò rènhé huì ràng nǐ hòuhuǐ de shì.

Don't do anything you'll regret.

不要再让这种事发生了！

Búyào zài ràng zhèzhǒng shì fāshēngle!

Don't let that happen again!

不要告诉任何人这件事。

Búyào gàosu rènhé rén zhè jiàn shì.

Don't share this with anyone.

不要干预不关你的事！

Búyào gānyù bù guān nǐ de shì!

Don't interfere with matters that do not concern you!

不要把那件事告诉别人。

Búyào bǎ nà jiàn shì gàosu biéren.

Don't tell anybody about the matter.

不要拖延去找工作的事。

Búyào tuōyán qù zhǎo gōngzuò de shì.

Stop putting off finding a job.

不要插手我的事。

Búyào chāshǒu wǒ de shì.

Don't interfere in my affairs.

不要相信你听到的每件事。

Búyào xiāngxìn nǐ tīngdào de měi jiàn shì.

Don't believe everything you hear.

与朋友吵架是件很伤感情的事。

Yǔ péngyou chǎojià shì jiàn hěn shāng gǎnqíng de shì.

Fighting with your friends can really hurt your feelings.

世上只有想不到的事，没有做不到的事

shìshàng zhǐyǒu xiǎngbúdào de shì, méiyǒu zuò búdào de shì

in the world there are only things you haven't thought of, no things that can't be done

两个部门协同处理这件事。

Liǎng gè bùmén xiétóng chǔlǐ zhè jiàn shì.

The two departments are cooperating to handle this matter.

两件事一点儿关系也没有。

Liǎng jiàn shì yìdiǎnr guānxi yě méiyǒu.

The two things are not related at all.

两件事牵扯太多，很难分开。

Liǎng jiàn shì qiānchě tài duō, hěn nán fēnkāi.

The two matters are too intertwined to separate.

为什么他会做这样的事呢？

Wèishénme tā huì zuò zhèyàng de shì ne?

Why did he do such a thing?

书到用时方恨少，事非经过不知难

shū dào yòng shí fāng hèn shǎo, shì fēi jīngguò bùzhī nán

only when you need books do you regret having read too few; you don't know a task is hard until you've done it

事不三思，终有后悔

shì bù sānsī, zhōng yǒu hòuhuǐ

if you don't think three times before acting, you'll end up regretting it

事久自然明

shì jiǔ zìrán míng

given time, a matter becomes clear by itself

事到万难须放胆

shì dào wànnán xū fàngdǎn

when things get extremely hard, you must dare

事到九九，何必十足

shì dào jiǔjiǔ, hébì shízú

when a thing has reached ninety-nine, why need a full hundred

事宽则完，急难成效

shì kuān zé wán, jínàn chéngxiào

take it easy and the matter gets finished; hurry and it's hard to get results

事忙先记账

shì máng xiān jìzhàng

when business is busy, record the accounts first

事怕打颠倒

shì pà dǎ diāndǎo

things fear being turned upside down

事有凑巧，物有偶然

shì yǒu còuqiǎo, wù yǒu ǒurán

events can happen to coincide; things can happen by chance

事有千般，理有千层

shì yǒu qiānbān, lǐ yǒu qiān céng

matters come in a thousand kinds, reasons in a thousand layers

事有因，话有缘

shì yǒu yīn, huà yǒuyuán

events have causes, words have origins

事没干完不要走。

Shì méi gàn wán búyào zǒu.

Don't leave here until you have done it.

事要前思免后悔

shì yào qián sī miǎn hòuhuǐ

think beforehand to avoid regret afterwards

事非经过不知难

shì fēi jīngguò bùzhī nán

unless you've been through something, you don't know how hard it is

交税是公民天经地义的事。

Jiāoshuì shì gōngmín tiānjīngdìyì de shì.

Paying taxes is a citizen's unalterable duty.

人不知道未来可能发生什么事。

Rén bù zhīdào wèilái kěnéng fāshēng shénme shì.

Nobody knows what will happen in the future.

人们可能不记得那件事了。

Rénmen kěnéng bú jìde nà jiàn shì le.

People may not remember that.

人到事中迷，就怕没人提

rén dào shì zhōng mí, jiù pà méi rén tí

people get confused in the midst of things; the fear is that nobody prompts them

人工智能能帮我们做很多事。

Réngōngzhìnéng néng bāng wǒmen zuò hěn duō shì.

Artificial intelligence can help us do many things.

什么事使得你这么生气？

Shénme shì shǐde nǐ zhème shēngqì?

What has made you so angry?

什么事这么开心？

Shénme shì zhème kāixīn?

What's the happy occasion?

什么事那么急？

Shénme shì nàme jí?

What's the hurry?

什么事都有可能。

Shénme shì dōu yǒu kěnéng.

Anything might happen.

什么事都没有发生。

Shénme shì dōu méiyǒu fāshēng.

Nothing happened.

今天傍晚做些事！

Jīntiān bàngwǎn zuò xiē shì!

Let's do something later this evening!

今天发生了什么事？

Jīntiān fāshēngle shénme shì?

What happened today?

今天让我们不要讨论这件事。

Jīntiān ràng wǒmen búyào tǎolùn zhè jiàn shì.

Let's not discuss the matter today.

今日不知明日事

jīnrì bùzhī míngrì shì

today you don't know tomorrow's affairs

从没有人听说过这件事。

Cóng méiyǒu rén tīngshuōguo zhè jiàn shì.

Nobody had ever heard of it.

他一直看我做的事。

Tā yìzhí kàn wǒ zuò de shì.

He always looks at what I'm doing.

他不可能做那种事。

Tā bù kěnéng zuò nàzhǒng shì.

He cannot have done such a thing.

他专程为这件事飞来北京。

Tā zhuānchéng wèi zhè jiàn shì fēi lái Běijīng.

He flew to Beijing specially for this matter.

他为什么再三问这件事？

Tā wèishénme zàisān wèn zhè jiàn shì?

Why does he keep asking about this again and again?

他从来没有想过那样的事。

Tā cónglái méiyǒu xiǎngguo nàyàng de shì.

That had not occurred to him before.

他们一定意识到发生什么事了。

Tāmen yídìng yìshí dào fāshēng shénme shì le.

I'm sure they're all aware of what happened.

他们一定要知道这件事。

Tāmen yídìng yào zhīdào zhè jiàn shì.

They must know this.

他们正在调查这件事。

Tāmen zhèngzài diàochá zhè jiàn shì.

They are inquiring into the matter.

他们说喜欢做那件事。

Tāmen shuō xǐhuan zuò nà jiàn shì.

They say that they like doing that.

他会做任何你要求他做的事。

Tā huì zuò rènhé nǐ yāoqiú tā zuò de shì.

He'll do whatever you ask him to.

他净说好听的，没做一件事。

Tā jìng shuō hǎotīng de, méi zuò yí jiàn shì.

He does nothing but say nice things, and hasn't done a single thing.

他发生了什么事？

Tā fāshēngle shénme shì?

What happened to him?

他名义上是经理，其实不管事。

Tā míngyì shàng shì jīnglǐ, qíshí bùguǎn shì.

He is manager in name only and doesn't really manage anything.

他向警察交代了自己做的事。

Tā xiàng jǐngchá jiāodài le zìjǐ zuò de shì.

He confessed to the police what he had done.

他好像做什么事也顺顺利利的。

Tā hǎoxiàng zuò shénme shì yě shùn shùnlì lì de.

Everything seems to go right with him.

他对这件事丝毫不在意。

Tā duì zhè jiàn shì sīháo búzàiyì.

He doesn't care in the slightest about this matter.

他对这件事的态度一贯很认真。

Tā duì zhè jiàn shì de tàidu yíguàn hěn rènzhēn.

His attitude toward this matter has always been serious.

他想弄清这件事的因果。

Tā xiǎng nòngqīng zhè jiàn shì de yīnguǒ.

He wants to figure out the cause and effect of this matter.

他承诺不会和任何人说这件事。

Tā chéngnuò búhuì hé rènhé rén shuō zhè jiàn shì.

He promised not to tell anyone about it.

他拍着胸膛说，这件事交给他。

Tā pāizhe xiōngtáng shuō, zhè jiàn shì jiāogěi tā.

He patted his chest and said to leave the matter to him.

他拒绝在这件事上作出妥协。

Tā jùjué zài zhè jiàn shì shàng zuòchū tuǒxié.

He had refused to compromise on the issue.

他昨天讲了你的事。

Tā zuótiān jiǎngle nǐ de shì.

He spoke about you yesterday.

他最怕的事，恰恰发生了。

Tā zuì pà de shì, qiàqià fāshēngle.

The very thing he feared most happened.

他最近为工作的事非常苦恼。

Tā zuìjìn wèi gōngzuò de shì fēicháng kǔnǎo.

He has been very distressed about work lately.

他每件事做之前都会细心计划。

Tā měi jiàn shì zuò zhīqián dōu huì xìxīn jìhuà.

He always plans a thing out carefully before he does it.

他消息很灵通，什么事都知道。

Tā xiāoxi hěn língtōng, shénme shì dōu zhīdào.

He is very well informed and knows about everything.

他真地把事搞复杂了。

Tā zhēn de bǎ shì gǎo fùzále.

He made things really complicated.

他着力想把这件事做好。

Tā zhuólì xiǎng bǎ zhè jiàn shì zuò hǎo.

He is trying really hard to get this done well.

他脾气好，什么事都迁就别人。

Tā píqi hǎo, shénme shì dōu qiānjiù biéren.

He's easygoing and accommodates others in everything.

他要来这件事对我而言无关紧要。

Tā yào lái zhè jiàn shì duì wǒ éryán wúguānjǐnyào.

It is of no consequence to me that he is coming.

他说他没有做过那件事。

Tā shuō tā méiyǒu zuòguo nà jiàn shì.

He said that he hasn't done that.

他说那件事纯粹是个误会。

Tā shuō nà jiàn shì chúncuì shì gè wùhuì.

He said that matter was a complete misunderstanding.

他跑来告诉我这件事。

Tā pǎo lái gàosu wǒ zhè jiàn shì.

He ran here to tell me this.

传媒对这件事做了报道。

Chuánméi duì zhè jiàn shì zuòle bàodào.

The media reported on this matter.

似乎发生了什么事。

Sìhū fāshēngle shénme shì.

It seems that something has happened.

但是地震仍然是最可怕的事。

Dànshì dìzhèn réngrán shì zuì kěpà de shì.

But earthquakes are still as frightening as ever.

你一个月做几次这种事？

Nǐ yí gè yuè zuò jǐcì zhèzhǒng shì?

How many times a month do you do that?

你不可以在这里做那种事。

Nǐ bù kěyǐ zài zhèlǐ zuò nàzhǒng shì.

You aren't allowed to do that here.

你不应该告诉他任何关于她的事。

Nǐ bù yīnggāi gàosu tā rènhé guānyú tā de shì.

You shouldn't tell him anything about her.

你不用为孩子的事太忧虑。

Nǐ búyòng wèi háizi de shì tài yōulǜ.

You don't need to worry too much about the child.

你不用担心宣传的事。

Nǐ búyòng dānxīn xuānchuán de shì.

You don't have to worry about publicity.

你不知道昨天发生了什么事吗？

Nǐ bù zhīdào zuótiān fāshēngle shénme shì ma?

Don't you know what happened yesterday?

你不知道昨天发生什么事吗？

Nǐ bù zhīdào zuótiān fāshēng shénme shì ma?

Don't you know what happened yesterday?

你不知道那件事吗？

Nǐ bù zhīdào nà jiàn shì ma?

Don't you know that?

你不能做些事来帮助我吗？

Nǐ bùnéng zuò xiē shì lái bāngzhù wǒ ma?

Can't you do something to help me?

你不能把这规则应用在所有事上。

Nǐ bùnéng bǎ zhè guīzé yìngyòng zài suǒyǒu shì shàng.

You can't apply this rule to every case.

你不觉得这事蹊跷吗？

Nǐ bù juéde zhè shì qīqiāo ma?

Don't you think this is odd?