Word: 大事 (dàshì)

买房是大事，你权衡利弊了吗？

Mǎifáng shì dàshì, nǐ quánhénglìbì le ma?

Buying a home is a big deal. Have you weighed the pros and cons?

受不了委屈，成不了大事

shòubùliǎo wěiqu, chéng bù liǎo dàshì

if you can't bear being wronged, you can't achieve great things

大事瞒不了乡亲，小事昧不了邻居

dàshì mán bù liǎo xiāngqīn, xiǎoshì mèi bù liǎo línjū

big matters can't be hidden from fellow villagers, small matters can't be concealed from neighbours

成大事者，不惜小费

chéng dàshìzhě, bùxī xiǎofèi

Those who accomplish great things don't begrudge small expenses

成大事者不拘小节

chéng dàshìzhě bùjūxiǎojié

Those who accomplish great things don't fuss over small details

我们能做点大事。

Wǒmen néng zuò diǎn dàshì.

We could do something big.

手机的出现是一件划时代的大事。

Shǒujī de chūxiàn shì yí jiàn huàshídài de dàshì.

The appearance of the mobile phone was an epoch-making event.

无才有志，成全半事；有才无志，白头了事；有才有志，做得大事

wú cái yǒuzhì, chéngquán bàn shì; yǒu cái wú zhì, báitóu liǎo shì; yǒu cái yǒuzhì, zuò de dàshì

no talent but ambition, half the job is done; talent but no ambition, you end with white hair and nothing; talent and ambition, you can do great things

登月是人类开天辟地的大事。

Dēngyuè shì rénlèi kāitiānpìdì de dàshì.

Landing on the moon was an unprecedented event for humankind.

老虎屁股上抓痒痒,大事不成,还惹祸害

lǎohǔ pìgu shàng zhuā yǎngyang,dàshì bùchéng,hái rě huòhài

scratching an itch on a tiger's backside: nothing great is achieved and trouble is stirred up

谋大事者不惜小费

móu dàshìzhě bùxī xiǎofèi

one who plans great affairs doesn't begrudge small expenses

这被认为是一件大事。

Zhè bèi rènwéi shì yí jiàn dàshì.

This is considered to be a matter of great importance.

这项发明是开天辟地的大事。

Zhè xiàng fāmíng shì kāitiānpìdì de dàshì.

This invention is a groundbreaking, first-of-its-kind event.

遇到大事，一定要三思而行。

Yùdào dàshì, yídìng yào sānsī'érxíng.

When something important comes up, you must think carefully before acting.