Word: 事 (shì)

夜猫子进宅,无事不来

yèmāozi jìn zhái,wú shì bù lái

an owl comes into the house: it doesn't come without reason

天上无云不下雨，地上无人事不成

tiānshàng wú Yún búxiàyǔ, dìshang wúrén shì bùchéng

no clouds in the sky, no rain; no people on the ground, nothing gets done

太空旅行终有一天会成为平常事。

Tàikōng lǚxíng zhōng yǒu yì tiān huì chéngwéi píngcháng shì.

Space travel will be commonplace some time in the future.

太阳之下无新事。

Tàiyang zhīxià wú xīn shì.

Nothing new under the sun.

她为他做了所有她能做的事。

Tā wèi tā zuòle suǒyǒu tā néng zuò de shì.

She did everything she could for him.

她为她做了一切事。

Tā wèi tā zuòle yíqiè shì.

She did everything for her.

她为自己所做的事感到羞耻。

Tā wèi zìjǐ suǒ zuò de shì gǎndào xiūchǐ.

She is ashamed of what she's done.

她什么事也依赖老公。

Tā shénme shì yě yīlài lǎogōng.

She depends on her husband for everything.

她可以同时做这两件事。

Tā kěyǐ tóngshí zuò zhè liǎng jiàn shì.

She can do both at the same time.

她可能出什么事了。

Tā kěnéng chū shénme shì le.

Something might have happened to her.

她告诉我关于她老师的事。

Tā gàosu wǒ guānyú tā lǎoshī de shì.

She told me the matter regarding her teacher.

她很怕和她父母讲这件事。

Tā hěn pà hé tā fùmǔ jiǎng zhè jiàn shì.

She was afraid to tell her parents.

她想与他商量一些事。

Tā xiǎng yǔ tā shāngliang yìxiē shì.

She wanted to go over a few things with him.

她有很多事要做。

Tā yǒu hěn duō shì yào zuò.

She has a lot of work to do.

她没做过什么惊天动地的事。

Tā méi zuòguo shénme jīngtiān-dòngdì de shì.

She has never done anything world-shaking.

她的事你再也不必担心。

Tā de shì nǐ zàiyě búbì dānxīn.

You don't have to worry about her anymore.

她相信他说的任何事。

Tā xiāngxìn tā shuō de rènhé shì.

She believes whatever he says.

她请假的事要先告诉班主任。

Tā qǐngjià de shì yào xiān gàosu bānzhǔrèn.

She must tell the class teacher first about her leave.

她问了关于我学校的事。

Tā wèn le guānyú wǒ xuéxiào de shì.

She asked about my school.

她问我是不是发生了什么事。

Tā wèn wǒ shìbúshì fāshēngle shénme shì.

She asked me if anything was the matter.

如果发生了什么事，请告诉我。

Rúguǒ fāshēngle shénme shì, qǐng gàosu wǒ.

If anything should happen, please let me know.

如果我是你，我就不做那件事。

Rúguǒ wǒ shì nǐ, wǒ jiù bú zuò nà jiàn shì.

If I were you, I wouldn't do it.

如果掉进黑洞，会发生什么事？

Rúguǒ diào jìn hēidòng, huì fāshēng shénme shì?

What would happen if you fell into a black hole?

学习外国文化是件有趣的事。

Xuéxí wàiguó wénhuà shì jiàn yǒuqù de shì.

It's fun to learn about foreign cultures.

学习是一件终身的事。

Xuéxí shì yí jiàn zhōngshēn de shì.

Learning is a lifelong thing.

安全是做这件事的前提。

Ānquán shì zuò zhè jiàn shì de qiántí.

Safety is the precondition for doing this.

家有三件事，先拣紧的办

jiā yǒu sān jiàn shì, xiān jiǎn jǐn de bàn

if the house has three jobs, do the pressing one first

家有千口，主事一人

jiā yǒu qiān kǒu, zhǔ shì yì rén

a family of a thousand mouths has one person in charge

家里事，家里了

jiālǐ shì, jiālǐ liǎo

family matters, settled within the family

家里的事总是牵制着他的工作。

Jiālǐ de shì zǒngshì qiānzhìzhe tā de gōngzuò.

Family matters always hold back his work.

家里的事都得他一个人扛。

Jiālǐ de shì dōu de tā yí gè rén káng.

He has to shoulder all the family's problems by himself.

对了，我有一件事要告诉你。

Duì le, wǒ yǒu yí jiàn shì yào gàosu nǐ.

By the way, I have something to tell you.

对于这件事，他一概不承认。

Duìyú zhè jiàn shì, tā yígài bù chéngrèn.

As for this matter, he denies it categorically.

对待失意人，别说得意事

duìdài shīyì rén, biéshuō déyì shì

when dealing with a disappointed person, don't speak of your successes

对这件事，大家都有同感。

Duì zhè jiàn shì, dàjiā dōu yǒu tónggǎn.

Everyone shares the same feeling about this matter.

对这件事，您有什么高见？

Duì zhè jiàn shì, nín yǒu shénme gāojiàn?

What is your wise opinion on this matter?

市长因为这件事不得不下台。

Shìzhǎng yīnwèi zhè jiàn shì bùdébú xiàtái.

The mayor had to step down because of this matter.

帮邻居做点力所能及的事。

Bāng línjū zuò diǎn lìsuǒnéngjí de shì.

Help the neighbors with whatever you're able to do.

干部为民办事，才有威信。

Gànbù wèi mínbàn shì, cái yǒu wēixìn.

Officials earn the people's respect only by working for them.

幸好没有发生什么不愉快的事。

Xìnghǎo méiyǒu fāshēng shénme bù yúkuài de shì.

Thankfully nothing unfortunate happened.

得有人做点事。

De yǒurén zuò diǎn shì.

Somebody's got to do something.

必须有人来做这件事。

Bìxū yǒurén lái zuò zhè jiàn shì.

Someone's got to do that.

怎么会发生这么奇怪的事？

Zěnme huì fāshēng zhème qíguài de shì?

How did such a strange thing come about?

您不喜欢她就是因为那件事吗？

Nín bù xǐhuan tā jiùshì yīnwèi nà jiàn shì ma?

Is that why you don't like her?

您可以做任何您想做的事。

Nín kěyǐ zuò rènhé nín xiǎng zuò de shì.

You are welcome to do anything you like.

您有什么事，尽管吩咐。

Nín yǒu shénme shì, jǐnguǎn fēnfu.

If you need anything, just say the word.

您有什么事想对我说吗？

Nín yǒu shénme shì xiǎng duì wǒ shuō ma?

Do you have something that you want to say to me?

我不会做任何事。

Wǒ búhuì zuò rènhé shì.

I can't do anything.

我不会对你做任何事。

Wǒ búhuì duì nǐ zuò rènhé shì.

I'm not going to do anything to you.

我不参与这件事。

Wǒ bù cānyù zhè jiàn shì.

I am not concerned with this affair.

我不希望你告诉她这件事。

Wǒ bù xīwàng nǐ gàosu tā zhè jiàn shì.

I hope you don't tell her about it.

我不应该做那件事的。

Wǒ bù yīnggāi zuò nà jiàn shì de.

I shouldn't have done that.

我不想做任何冒险的事。

Wǒ bùxiǎng zuò rènhé màoxiǎn de shì.

I don't want to do anything risky.

我不想再听到这事。

Wǒ bùxiǎng zài tīngdào zhè shì.

I don't want to hear about it again.

我不想被牵扯到这件事里。

Wǒ bùxiǎng bèi qiānchě dào zhè jiàn shì lǐ.

I don't want to be involved in that matter.

我不想谈论这件事。

Wǒ bùxiǎng tánlùn zhè jiàn shì.

I don't want to discuss it.

我不想这种事发生。

Wǒ bùxiǎng zhèzhǒng shì fāshēng.

I don't want something like this to happen.

我不敢做这种事。

Wǒ bùgǎn zuò zhèzhǒng shì.

I don't dare to do that kind of thing.

我不明白他为什么要做那种事。

Wǒ bù míngbai tā wèishénme yào zuò nàzhǒng shì.

I cannot figure out why he has done that.

我不清楚这里发生了什么事？

Wǒ bù qīngchu zhèlǐ fāshēngle shénme shì?

I have no idea of what's going on in there.

我不知道任何有关他的事。

Wǒ bù zhīdào rènhé yǒuguān tā de shì.

I don't know anything about him.

我不知道任何有关他过去的事。

Wǒ bù zhīdào rènhé yǒuguān tā guòqù de shì.

I don't know anything about his past.

我不能叫他做那件事。

Wǒ bùnéng jiào tā zuò nà jiàn shì.

I can't ask him to do that.

我不能同时注意两件事。

Wǒ bùnéng tóngshí zhùyì liǎng jiàn shì.

I can't focus on two things at the same time.

我不能想象他会做这种事。

Wǒ bùnéng xiǎngxiàng tā huì zuò zhèzhǒng shì.

It is inconceivable to me that he would do such a thing.

我不能让自己做这样的事。

Wǒ bùnéng ràng zìjǐ zuò zhèyàng de shì.

I cannot bring myself to do such a thing.

我不能让那事发生。

Wǒ bùnéng ràng nà shì fāshēng.

I can make that happen.

我不认为每个人都满意这件事。

Wǒ bú rènwéi měige rén dōu mǎnyì zhè jiàn shì.

I don't think that anyone was satisfied.

我不跟他讲这件事。

Wǒ bù gēn tā jiǎng zhè jiàn shì.

I do not speak to him about this thing.

我为昨天发生的事道歉。

Wǒ wèi zuótiān fāshēng de shì dàoqiàn.

I apologize for yesterday.

我什么事都没有做。

Wǒ shénme shì dōu méiyǒu zuò.

I didn't do anything.

我今天有很多事要做。

Wǒ jīntiān yǒu hěn duō shì yào zuò.

I have a lot of things to do today.

我今天没有更多的事要做了。

Wǒ jīntiān méiyǒu gèng duō de shì yào zuòle.

I have nothing more to do today.

我今年没做多少事。

Wǒ jīnnián méi zuò duōshǎo shì.

I haven't done very much this year.

我从来没想到会发生那种事。

Wǒ cónglái méixiǎngdào huì fāshēng nàzhǒng shì.

I never thought that would happen.

我以感情为生活里最重要的事。

Wǒ yǐ gǎnqíng wèi shēnghuó lǐ zuì zhòngyào de shì.

I consider relationships to be the most important thing in life.

我们交谈了有关棒球的事。

Wǒmen jiāotánle yǒuguān bàngqiú de shì.

We had a conversation about baseball.

我们假定那件事会发生。

Wǒmen jiǎdìng nà jiàn shì huì fāshēng.

Let's assume that'll happen.

我们做这事没有额外报酬。

Wǒmen zuò zhè shì méiyǒu éwài bàochou.

We won't get paid extra for doing this.

我们因为那件事嘲笑他。

Wǒmen yīnwèi nà jiàn shì cháoxiào tā.

We made fun of him about this.

我们坐着谈很久以前的事。

Wǒmen zuòzhe tán hěn jiǔ yǐqián de shì.

We sat talking about the remote past.

我们明天讨论这件事好吗？

Wǒmen míngtiān tǎolùn zhè jiàn shì hǎo ma?

Let's discuss this tomorrow.

我们晚会再谈这事。

Wǒmen wǎnhuì zài tán zhè shì.

We'll talk about this later.

我们曾见过这种事发生。

Wǒmen céng jiànguo zhèzhǒng shì fāshēng.

We've seen this happen before.

我们有些事要谈。

Wǒmen yǒuxiē shì yào tán.

There's something we need to talk about.

我们有些重要的事要谈。

Wǒmen yǒuxiē zhòngyào de shì yào tán.

We have important issues to discuss.

我们有很多事要做。

Wǒmen yǒu hěn duō shì yào zuò.

We have lots of catching up to do.

我们有许多未完成的事。

Wǒmen yǒu xǔduō wèi wánchéng de shì.

We have so many things left to do.

我们来把这破事解决了。

Wǒmen lái bǎ zhè pò shì jiějuéle.

Let's end this nonsense.

我们正在处理这件事。

Wǒmen zhèngzài chǔlǐ zhè jiàn shì.

That's what we're working on.

我们需要盡早谈论那件事。

Wǒmen xūyào jǐn zǎo tánlùn nà jiàn shì.

We need to talk about that as soon as possible.

我们须做该做的事。

Wǒmen xū zuò gāi zuò de shì.

We need to do what's necessary.

我会为你做任何事。

Wǒ huì wèi nǐ zuò rènhé shì.

I will do anything for you.

我会做任何事。

Wǒ huì zuò rènhé shì.

I'll do anything.

我会和父亲讨论这件事的。

Wǒ huì hé fùqīn tǎolùn zhè jiàn shì de.

I'll talk the matter over with my father.

我做了很蠢的事。

Wǒ zuòle hěn chǔn de shì.

I did something really stupid.

我做完了所有必须做的事。

Wǒ zuò wánle suǒyǒu bìxū zuò de shì.

I've done everything necessary.

我做的每件事都要通过他的允许。

Wǒ zuò de měi jiàn shì dōu yào tōngguò tā de yǔnxǔ.

Everything I do requires his permission.

我做那事会疯。

Wǒ zuò nà shì huì fēng.

I'd be crazy to do that.

我写什么是我的事。

Wǒ xiě shénme shì wǒ de shì.

What I write is my business.