shì
matter
thing
item
work
affair
CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
shì jiàn
event
happening
incident
CL:個|个[ge4]
shì qíng
affair
matter
thing
business
CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng]
dà shì
major event
major political event (war or change of regime)
major social event (wedding or funeral)
(do sth) in a big way
CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]
shì shí shàng
in fact
in reality
actually
as a matter of fact
de facto
ipso facto
zěn me huí shì
what's the matter?
what's going on?
how could that be?
how did that come about?
what's it all about?
shì r
one's employment
business
matter that needs to be settled
erhua variant of 事[shi4]
CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]
dǒng shì zhǎng
chairman of the board
chairman
shì yè
undertaking
project
activity
(charitable, political or revolutionary) cause
publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation
career
occupation
CL:個|个[ge4]
cóng shì
to go for
to engage in
to undertake
to deal with
to handle
to do
shì gù
accident
CL:樁|桩[zhuang1],起[qi3],次[ci4]
shì wù
(political, economic etc) affairs
work
transaction (as in a computer database)
shì lì
example
exemplar
typical case
shì qián
in advance
before the event
jūn shì
military affairs
military matters
military
shì yóu
main content
matter
work
origin of an incident
cause
purpose
subject (of business letter)
wù shì
affair
matter
thing
business
articles
goods
materials
thing
stuff
person (derog.)
xíng shì
to execute
to handle
behavior
action
conduct
bàn shì
to handle (affairs)
to work
gōng shì
defensive structure
military fortifications
(Tw) construction works
civil engineering works
shí shì qiú shì
to seek truth from facts (idiom)
to be practical and realistic
shì bàn gōng bèi
half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
a stitch in time saves nine
rén shì
personnel
human resources
human affairs
ways of the world
(euphemism) sexuality
the facts of life
gàn shi
administrator
executive secretary
shì tài
situation
existing state of affairs
tóng shì
colleague
co-worker
CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
shì jì
deed
past achievement
important event of the past
shì xiān
in advance
before the event
beforehand
prior
zhǎo shì
to look for employment
to pick a quarrel
jiā shì
family matters
domestic affairs
housework
shì yǔ yuàn wéi
things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)
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