Word: 件 (jiàn)

一件小事演变成了大问题。

Yí jiàn xiǎoshì yǎnbiàn chéng le dà wèntí.

A small matter developed into a big problem.

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

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.

不要告诉任何人这件事。

Búyào gàosu rènhé rén zhè jiàn shì.

Don't share this with anyone.

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.

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.

为人处世两件宝，和为贵来忍为高

wéi rén chǔshì liǎng jiàn bǎo, hé wéi guì lái rěn wéi gāo

two treasures for dealing with people: harmony is most precious, patience is highest

买两件有优惠吗？

Mǎi liǎng jiàn yǒu yōuhuì ma?

Is there a discount if I buy two?

人们可能不记得那件事了。

Rénmen kěnéng bú jìde nà jiàn shì le.

People may not remember that.

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.

从没有人听说过这件事。

Cóng méiyǒu rén tīngshuōguo zhè jiàn shì.

Nobody had ever heard of it.

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?

他买了一件毛衣给她。

Tā mǎile yí jiàn máoyī gěi tā.

He bought her a sweater.

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.

他穿了一件墨绿的外套。

Tā chuān le yí jiàn mòlǜ de wàitào.

He was wearing a dark green coat.

他穿着一件红色格子衬衫。

Tā chuānzhe yí jiàn hóngsè gézi chènshān.

He is wearing a red checked shirt.

他穿着一件阿拉伯风格的长袍。

Tā chuānzhe yí jiàn Ālābó fēnggé de chángpáo.

He was wearing a robe in the Arabian style.

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.

他送了我一件景泰蓝。

Tā sòngle wǒ yí jiàn jǐngtàilán.

He gave me a piece of cloisonné.

传媒对这件事做了报道。

Chuánméi duì zhè jiàn shì zuòle bàodào.

The media reported on this matter.

传说山洞里藏着一件宝物。

Chuánshuō shāndòng lǐ cáng zhe yí jiàn bǎowù.

Legend has it that a treasure is hidden in the cave.

传说山洞里藏着一件珍贵的宝物。

Chuánshuō shāndòng lǐ cáng zhe yí jiàn zhēnguì de bǎowù.

Legend says a precious treasure is hidden in the cave.

你不知道那件事吗？

Nǐ bù zhīdào nà jiàn shì ma?

Don't you know that?

你从哪儿弄来的钱去买那件衣服？

Nǐ cóng nǎr nòng lái de qián qù mǎi nà jiàn yīfu?

Where did you get the money to buy that dress?

你凭什么断定这件事是他做的？

Nǐ píng shénme duàndìng zhè jiàn shì shì tā zuò de?

On what basis do you conclude that he did this?

你千万不要和你父母说这件事。

Nǐ qiānwàn búyào hé nǐ fùmǔ shuō zhè jiàn shì.

You mustn't tell that to your parents.

你对这件事太过重视了。

Nǐ duì zhè jiàn shì tài guò zhòngshìle.

You make too much of the event.

你对这件事有什么主张？

Nǐ duì zhè jiàn shì yǒu shénme zhǔzhāng?

What is your view on this matter?

你对这件事有什么看法？

Nǐ duì zhè jiàn shì yǒu shénme kànfǎ?

What do you think about it?

你对这件事有什么线索吗？

Nǐ duì zhè jiàn shì yǒu shénme xiànsuǒ ma?

Do you have any clues about this matter?

你对这件事有什么见解？

Nǐ duì zhè jiàn shì yǒu shénme jiànjiě?

What is your opinion on this matter?

你应该小心地处理这件事。

Nǐ yīnggāi xiǎoxīn de chǔlǐ zhè jiàn shì.

You should deal with this issue carefully.

你应该穿一件大衣。

Nǐ yīnggāi chuān yí jiàn dàyī.

You should wear a coat.

你应该考虑的第一件事是时间。

Nǐ yīnggāi kǎolǜ de dìyī jiàn shì shì shíjiān.

The first thing you have to take into consideration is time.

你应该能做到那件事。

Nǐ yīnggāi néng zuòdào nà jiàn shì.

You should be able to do that.

你怎么看待这件事？

Nǐ zěnme kàndài zhè jiàn shì?

What do you think about this?

你想买一件中山装吗？

Nǐ xiǎng mǎi yí jiàn zhōngshānzhuāng ma?

Do you want to buy a Zhongshan suit?

你知道这件事吗？

Nǐ zhīdào zhè jiàn shì ma?

Do you know this thing?

你穿那件白色的衣服很好看。

Nǐ chuān nà jiàn báisè de yīfu hěn hǎokàn.

You look great in that white outfit.

你穿那件红色的毛衣好看。

Nǐ chuān nà jiàn hóngsè de máoyī hǎokàn.

That red sweater looks good on you.

你能记起来的最后一件事是什么？

Nǐ néng jì qǐlai de zuìhòu yí jiàn shì shì shénme?

What's the last thing you remember?

你觉得这件毛衣怎么样？

Nǐ juéde zhè jiàn máoyī zěnmeyàng?

What do you think of this sweater?

你认为，每件事都是游戏吗？

Nǐ rènwéi, měi jiàn shì dōu shì yóuxì ma?

Do you think everything is a game?

做这件事划算。

Zuò zhè jiàn shì huásuàn.

It's very worthwhile to do this.

做这件事，应该先从哪儿下手？

Zuò zhè jiàn shì, yīnggāi xiān cóng nǎr xiàshǒu?

Where should we start in setting about this task?

做这件衣服的工序很复杂。

Zuò zhè jiàn yīfu de gōngxù hěn fùzá.

The process of making this piece of clothing is very complicated.

先想想这件事的利害。

Xiān xiǎngxiǎng zhè jiàn shì de lìhài.

First think about the pros and cons of this matter.

公众对这件事越来越关心了。

Gōngzhòng duì zhè jiàn shì yuèláiyuè guānxīn le.

People are getting more concerned about the matter.

关于这件事，我必须负上责任。

Guānyú zhè jiàn shì, wǒ bìxū fù shàng zérèn.

In relation to this, I am to blame.

关于那件事你欠我一个道歉。

Guānyú nà jiàn shì nǐ qiàn wǒ yí gè dàoqiàn.

You owe me an apology for that.

关于那件事，我不要再谈了。

Guānyú nà jiàn shì, wǒ búyào zài tánle.

I don't want to talk about it.

再买一件就能用满减了。

Zài mǎi yí jiàn jiù néng yòng mǎnjiǎn le.

If you buy one more item, you can use the spend-and-save deal.

冬天我穿一件大衣。

Dōngtiān wǒ chuān yí jiàn dàyī.

In winter I wear an overcoat.

决定这件事是经理的特权。

Juédìng zhè jiàn shì shì jīnglǐ de tèquán.

Deciding this matter is the manager's prerogative.

别在这件小事上耗时间了。

Bié zài zhè jiàn xiǎoshì shàng hào shíjiān le.

Don't waste time on this small matter.

别把这两件事相提并论。

Bié bǎ zhè liǎng jiàn shì xiāngtíbìnglùn.

Don't lump these two things together.

别把这件小事当成心理包袱。

Bié bǎ zhè jiàn xiǎoshì dàngchéng xīnlǐ bāofu.

Don't treat this little matter as a mental burden.

别着急，这件事就顺其自然吧。

Bié zháojí, zhè jiàn shì jiù shùnqízìrán ba.

Don't worry, just let this matter take its natural course.

博物馆里有一件几千年前的图腾。

Bówùguǎn lǐ yǒu yí jiàn jǐqiān niánqián de túténg.

The museum has a totem from several thousand years ago.

可以雇人做这件事。

Kěyǐ gù rén zuò zhè jiàn shì.

You could hire someone to do this.

史书上是怎么写这件事的？

Shǐshū shàng shì zěnme xiě zhè jiàn shì de?

How does the history book describe this event?

司法部门正在调查这件事。

Sīfǎ bùmén zhèngzài diàochá zhè jiàn shì.

The judicial authorities are investigating this matter.

同学们为这件事辩了很久。

Tóngxuémen wèi zhè jiàn shì biàn le hěn jiǔ.

The students debated this matter for a long time.

后世的人怎么看这件事？

Hòushì de rén zěnme kàn zhè jiàn shì?

How will later generations see this matter?

和他争论这件事得不出结果。

Hé tā zhēnglùn zhè jiàn shì de bù chū jiéguǒ.

It is no use arguing with him about it.

哎呀，这件衣服真漂亮啊！

Āiyā, zhè jiàn yīfu zhēn piàoliang a!

Wow, this dress is so beautiful!

哪件事是你的转折点？

Nǎ jiàn shì shì nǐ de zhuǎnzhédiǎn?

Which event was the turning point in your life?

售货员帮我找了一件大衣。

Shòuhuòyuán bāng wǒ zhǎole yí jiàn dàyī.

The shop assistant found me a coat.

国王正在和他的大臣商量这件事。

Guówáng zhèngzài hé tā de dàchén shāngliang zhè jiàn shì.

The king is discussing this matter with his chancellor.

在这件事上，我无法赞同你。

Zài zhè jiàn shì shàng, wǒ wúfǎ zàntóng nǐ.

I cannot agree with you on the matter.

墙上挂着一顶帽子和一件大衣。

Qiáng shàng guàzhe yì dǐng màozi hé yí jiàn dàyī.

There were a hat and a coat on the wall.

处理这件事要很长时间。

Chǔlǐ zhè jiàn shì yào hěn cháng shíjiān.

It will take a long time to deal with this.

天冷了，我想买一件风衣。

Tiānlěng le, wǒ xiǎng mǎi yí jiàn fēngyī.

It's getting cold, so I want to buy a trench coat.

她为他做了件新大衣。

Tā wèi tā zuòle jiàn xīn dàyī.

She made him a new coat.

她做了一件好看的衣服给我。

Tā zuòle yí jiàn hǎokàn de yīfu gěi wǒ.

She made me a nice dress.

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.

她喜欢这件新裙子。

Tā xǐhuan zhè jiàn xīn qúnzi.

She liked the new dress.

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.

她披上一件外套，上了路。

Tā pī shàng yí jiàn wàitào, shàng le lù.

She threw on a coat and set off.

她拿了两件裙子去试衣间。

Tā nále liǎng jiàn qúnzi qù shìyījiān.

She took two dresses to the fitting room.