Word: 事 (shì)

这件事你能摆平吗？

Zhè jiàn shì nǐ néng bǎipíng ma?

Can you sort this matter out?

这件事你自己决定就是了。

Zhè jiàn shì nǐ zìjǐ juédìng jiùshì le.

You make a decision for yourself on this matter.

这件事做起来没有听着这么难。

Zhè jiàn shì zuò qǐlai méiyǒu tīngzhe zhème nán.

Once you do it, you see that it's not as hard as it sounds.

这件事前后花了三年。

Zhè jiàn shì qiánhòu huāle sān nián.

This whole thing took three years from start to finish.

这件事只会引来更多的报复。

Zhè jiàn shì zhǐ huì yǐnlái gèng duō de bàofù.

This will only bring more retaliation.

这件事在电话里不便多说。

Zhè jiàn shì zài diànhuà lǐ búbiàn duō shuō.

It's not appropriate to say much about this over the phone.

这件事就算了，我不想再追究。

Zhè jiàn shì jiùsuànle, wǒ bùxiǎng zài zhuījiū.

Let's drop this matter; I don't want to look into it any further.

这件事弄得大家都比较尴尬。

Zhè jiàn shì nòng de dàjiā dōu bǐjiào gāngà.

The incident made everyone feel more embarrassed.

这件事影响了生活的很多层面。

Zhè jiàn shì yǐngxiǎngle shēnghuó de hěn duō céngmiàn.

This matter has affected many facets of life.

这件事很重要。

Zhè jiàn shì hěn zhòngyào.

This matter is of great importance.

这件事很难一句话概括。

Zhè jiàn shì hěn nán yíjù huà gàikuò.

This matter is hard to sum up in one sentence.

这件事很难以相信的。

Zhè jiàn shì hěn nányǐ xiāngxìn de.

This is difficult to believe.

这件事得经理亲自出面解决。

Zhè jiàn shì de jīnglǐ qīnzì chūmiàn jiějué.

The manager has to personally step in to settle this.

这件事想捂也捂不住。

Zhè jiàn shì xiǎng wǔ yě wǔ búzhù.

There's no way to cover this matter up, however hard you try.

这件事成了我多年的心结。

Zhè jiàn shì chéng le wǒ duōnián de xīnjié.

This matter has weighed on my mind for years.

这件事我实在不懂。

Zhè jiàn shì wǒ shízài bù dǒng.

I simply don't understand this.

这件事我必须自己面对。

Zhè jiàn shì wǒ bìxū zìjǐ miànduì.

This is something I must face alone.

这件事我算是都不了解。

Zhè jiàn shì wǒ suànshì dōu bù liǎojiě.

I know almost nothing about it.

这件事是谁告诉你的？

Zhè jiàn shì shì shéi gàosu nǐ de?

Who told you about this? ⇒ Who was it that told you about this?

这件事涉及好几个部门。

Zhè jiàn shì shèjí hǎo jǐ ge bùmén.

This matter involves several departments.

这件事涉及很多人。

Zhè jiàn shì shèjí hěn duō rén.

This matter involves a lot of people.

这件事的原因还没有定论。

Zhè jiàn shì de yuányīn hái méiyǒu dìnglùn.

There is still no final conclusion on the cause of this matter.

这件事的经过很曲折。

Zhè jiàn shì de jīngguò hěn qūzhé.

The course of this affair was very complicated.

这件事真的感动到我了。

Zhè jiàn shì zhēnde gǎndòng dào wǒ le.

I was really moved by this.

这件事真难处理。

Zhè jiàn shì zhēn nán chǔlǐ.

This is really difficult to deal with.

这件事突然自己发生的。

Zhè jiàn shì tūrán zìjǐ fāshēng de.

This event suddenly happened on its own.

这件事算是一个小成功。

Zhè jiàn shì suànshì yí gè xiǎo chénggōng.

This can be considered a small success.

这件事至关重要。

Zhè jiàn shì zhìguānzhòngyào.

This is a matter of the utmost importance.

这件事荒诞得让人不敢相信。

Zhè jiàn shì huāngdàn de ràng rén bùgǎn xiāngxìn.

This is so incredible that people can hardly believe it.

这件事要先问问总经理。

Zhè jiàn shì yào xiān wèn wèn zǒngjīnglǐ.

We should ask the general manager about this first.

这件事让他丢了工作。

Zhè jiàn shì ràng tā diū le gōngzuò.

That cost him his job.

这件事让我真的很感动。

Zhè jiàn shì ràng wǒ zhēnde hěn gǎndòng.

I was really moved by this.

这件事非常紧急。

Zhè jiàn shì fēicháng jǐnjí.

This matter is very urgent.

这儿发生了什么事？

Zhèr fāshēngle shénme shì?

What happened here?

这几天，哪件事是网上的热点？

Zhè jǐtiān, nǎ jiàn shì shì wǎngshàng de rèdiǎn?

What has been the hot topic online these past few days?

这句话触动了他的伤心事。

Zhè jù huà chùdòngle tā de shāngxīn shì.

These words stirred up his painful memories.

这就是你拿薪水该做的事。

Zhè jiùshì nǐ ná xīnshuǐ gāi zuò de shì.

This is what you're paid to do.

这是一件十分重要的事。

Zhè shì yí jiàn shífēn zhòngyào de shì.

This is a matter of great importance.

这是常有的事。

Zhè shì cháng yǒu de shì.

This happens all the time.

这是您做的事！

Zhè shì nín zuò de shì!

This is your doing!

这是我们想知道的事。

Zhè shì wǒmen xiǎng zhīdào de shì.

This is what we want to know.

这是我份内的事。

Zhè shì wǒ fèn nèi de shì.

It's my job.

这是我唯一能想到的事了。

Zhè shì wǒ wéiyī néng xiǎngdào de shì le.

It's the only thing I can think of.

这是所有他必须做的事。

Zhè shì suǒyǒu tā bìxū zuò de shì.

This is all he has to do.

这种事不能再继续发生。

Zhèzhǒng shì bùnéng zài jìxù fāshēng.

This can't continue happening.

这种事每天也会发生。

Zhèzhǒng shì měitiān yě huì fāshēng.

This is a daily occurrence.

这里头没有一件事说得通。

Zhèlǐ tóu méiyǒu yí jiàn shì shuō de tōng.

None of this makes any sense.

这里没人做那件事。

Zhèlǐ méi rén zuò nà jiàn shì.

Nobody here does that.

逢人不说人间事,便是人间无事人

féng rén bù shuō rénjiān shì,biànshì rénjiān wú shì rén

if you don't talk of others' affairs to everyone you meet, you're a person free of trouble

那不关他的事。

Nà bù guān tā de shì.

That is no business of his.

那不关你的事。

Nà bù guān nǐ de shì.

That's none of your business.

那事已提前安排好了。

Nà shì yǐ tíqián ānpái hǎole.

It had been arranged beforehand.

那些事都是真的。

Nèixiē shì dōu shì zhēnde.

All those things are true.

那件事不重要。

Nà jiàn shì bú zhòngyào.

It wasn't important.

那件事怎么就不了了之了？

Nà jiàn shì zěnme jiù bùliǎoliǎozhī le?

How did that matter just end up going nowhere?

那件事是他的心病，别再提了。

Nà jiàn shì shì tā de xīnbìng, bié zài tíle.

That matter is a sore point for him, so don't bring it up again.

那件事让经理在公司失去了威望。

Nà jiàn shì ràng jīnglǐ zài gōngsī shīqùle wēiwàng.

That incident cost the manager his prestige in the company.

那件事谁都知道。

Nà jiàn shì shéi dōu zhīdào.

Everybody knows that.

那已经是很久以前的事了。

Nà yǐjīng shì hěn jiǔ yǐqián de shì le.

That's already a long time ago.

那是值得自豪的事。

Nà shì zhíde zìháo de shì.

That's something to be proud of.

那是很久远的事了。

Nà shì hěn jiǔyuǎn de shì le.

That was a very long time ago.

那里究竟发生了什么事？

Nàli jiūjìng fāshēngle shénme shì?

What exactly happened there?

邻居不该过问我家的事。

Línjū bùgāi guòwèn wǒjiā de shì.

The neighbors shouldn't meddle in my family's affairs.

酒能成事，酒能败事

jiǔ néng chéng shì, jiǔ néng bàishì

wine can make things succeed, wine can ruin things

酒要少喝，事要多理

jiǔ yào shǎo hē, shì yào duō lǐ

drink little wine, attend to much business

钱能成事，也能坏事

qián néng chéng shì, yě néng huàishì

money can make things happen and can also ruin them

长期以来，大家都误会了这件事。

Chángqīyǐlái, dàjiā dōu wùhuì le zhè jiàn shì.

For a long time, everyone has misunderstood this matter.

阎罗王审案子,全是鬼事

Yánluówáng shěn'àn zi,quán shì guǐ shì

King Yama tries a case: all ghost business

饭不可吃光,事不可做绝

fàn bùkě chīguāng,shì bùkě zuò jué

don't eat all the food; don't do things to the extreme

马上忘记这件事吧。

Mǎshàng wàngjì zhè jiàn shì ba.

Forget about that right now.

鸡肚不知鸭肚事

jī dù bùzhī yā dù shì

the chicken's belly doesn't know the duck's belly's business

鼓励他做那件事。

Gǔlì tā zuò nà jiàn shì.

Encourage him to do it.

齐家不容易，要管好大小事。

Qíjiā bù róngyì, yào guǎn hǎo dàxiǎo shì.

Managing a household isn't easy; you have to handle every matter, big and small.