大事
dà shì
Pinyin

Definition

大事
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dà shì
  1. major event
  2. major political event (war or change of regime)
  3. major social event (wedding or funeral)
  4. (do sth) in a big way
  5. CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

shì
  1. 1 matter
  2. 2 thing
  3. 3 item
  4. 4 work
  5. 5 affair
  6. 6 CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng],回[huí]
shì qing
  1. 1 affair
  2. 2 matter
  3. 3 thing
  4. 4 business
  5. 5 CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng]
  1. 1 big
  2. 2 huge
  3. 3 large
  4. 4 major
  5. 5 great
  6. 6 wide
  7. 7 deep
  8. 8 older (than)
  9. 9 oldest
  10. 10 eldest
  11. 11 greatly
  12. 12 very much
  13. 13 (dialect) father
  14. 14 father's elder or younger brother
dà jí
  1. 1 very auspicious
  2. 2 extremely lucky
dà jiā
  1. 1 everyone
  2. 2 influential family
  3. 3 great expert
dà jiǎng
  1. 1 prize
  2. 2 award
dà huà tóu
  1. 1 liar's dice (dice game)
Dà yùn
  1. 1 Mandate of Heaven
  2. 2 the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC
  3. 3 usually written 大運河|大运河[Dà Yùn hé]
gù shì
  1. 1 old practice
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
yī dà zǎo
  1. 1 at dawn
  2. 2 at first light
  3. 3 first thing in the morning
shì shì
  1. 1 affairs of life
  2. 2 things of the world
shì shì
  1. 1 everything
shì jiàn
  1. 1 event
  2. 2 happening
  3. 3 incident
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
shì xiān
  1. 1 in advance
  2. 2 before the event
  3. 3 beforehand
  4. 4 prior
shì r5
  1. 1 one's employment
  2. 2 business
  3. 3 matter that needs to be settled
  4. 4 (northern dialect) (of a person) demanding
  5. 5 trying
  6. 6 troublesome
  7. 7 erhua variant of 事[shì]
  8. 8 CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng]
shì wù
  1. 1 (political, economic etc) affairs
  2. 2 work
  3. 3 transaction (as in a computer database)
shì shí
  1. 1 fact
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
shì hòu
  1. 1 after the event
  2. 2 in hindsight
  3. 3 in retrospect
shì gù
  1. 1 accident
  2. 2 CL:樁|桩[zhuāng],起[qǐ],次[cì]
shì yè
  1. 1 undertaking
  2. 2 project
  3. 3 activity
  4. 4 (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause
  5. 5 publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation
  6. 6 career
  7. 7 occupation
  8. 8 CL:個|个[gè]

Idioms (20)

不明事理
bù míng shì lǐ
  1. 1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不经一事
bù jīng yī shì
  1. 1 You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience
不经一事,不长一智
bù jīng yī shì , bù zhǎng yī zhì
  1. 1 You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience
不识大体
bù shí dà tǐ
  1. 1 to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)
  2. 2 to fail to grasp the big picture
世上无难事,只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
  1. 1 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
事不过三
shì bù guò sān
  1. 1 a thing should not be attempted more than three times (idiom)
  2. 2 don't repeat the same mistake again and again
  3. 3 bad things don't happen more than three times
事不关己
shì bù guān jǐ
  1. 1 a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)
事不关己,高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
  1. 1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
事到临头
shì dào lín tóu
  1. 1 when things come to a head (idiom)
事半功倍
shì bàn gōng bèi
  1. 1 half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
  2. 2 a stitch in time saves nine
事危累卵
shì wēi lěi luǎn
  1. 1 lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
事在人为
shì zài rén wéi
  1. 1 the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort
  2. 2 With effort, one can achieve anything.
事实胜于雄辩
shì shí shèng yú xióng biàn
  1. 1 Facts speak louder than words. (idiom)
事后聪明
shì hòu cōng ming
  1. 1 wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
事后诸葛亮
shì hòu Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 a genius in retrospect (idiom); hindsight is 20-20
事怕行家
shì pà háng jiā
  1. 1 an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
事无巨细
shì wú jù xì
  1. 1 lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to deal with any matter, regardless of its importance
事与愿违
shì yǔ yuàn wéi
  1. 1 things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)
事过境迁
shì guò jìng qiān
  1. 1 The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom).
  2. 2 It is water under the bridge.

Sample Sentences

听说你前段时间去新加坡出差了,又有什么大事要报道吗?
tīngshuō nǐ qiánduànshíjiān qù Xīnjiāpō chūchāi le ,yòu yǒu shénme dàshì yào bàodào ma ?
I heard you traveled to Singapore recently for work, was there anything big to report?
没错,但结婚毕竟是一件大事,对中国人来说,通过网络或者参加电视节目结识结婚对象好像还不是一件特别容易接受的事情,虽然有些实名制婚恋网站,还算可靠,不过父母家人介绍对象这种方式好像更受欢迎。
méicuò ,dàn jiéhūn bìjìng shì yī jiàn dàshì ,duì Zhōngguórén láishuō ,tōngguò wǎngluò huò zhě cānjiā diànshì jiémù jiéshí jiéhūn duìxiàng hǎoxiàng hái bù shì yī jiàn tèbié róngyì jiēshòu de shìqing ,suīrán yǒuxiē shímíngzhì hūnliàn wǎngzhàn ,hái suàn kěkào ,bùguò fùmǔ jiārén jièshào duìxiàng zhèzhǒng fāngshì hǎoxiàng gèng shòu huānyíng 。
That's right, but given that marriage is a big deal. For Chinese people, finding marriage prospects online or on television is still quite difficult to accept. Although some marriage websites with real-name verification systems are quite reliable, meeting a partner through an introduction from your parents or family is more popular.
孙子曰:兵者,国之大事。
Sūnzǐ yuē :bīng zhě ,guó zhī dàshì 。
The first paragraph plan: Sun Tzu said: soldiers are national affairs
还以为是什么大事呢!这些小事哪算得上什么烦恼!来来来,哪儿被蚊子咬了?我拿原子笔来给你做个记号,很有效的!
hái yǐwéi shì shénme dàshì ne !zhèxiē xiǎoshì nǎ suàn de shàng shénme fánnǎo !lái lái lái ,nǎr bèi wénzi yǎo le ?wǒ ná yuánzibǐ lái gěi nǐ zuò gè jìhào ,hěn yǒuxiào de !
And I was thinking it was something serious! These little things aren't any big deal! Come, come, where were you bitten by mosquitoes? I'll mark them with a ballpoint pen, it's really effective!
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近几年来,父亲和我都是东奔西走,家中光景是一日不如一日。他少年出外谋生,独力支持,做了许多大事。哪知老境却如此颓唐!他触目伤怀,自然情不能自已。情郁于中,自然要发之于外;家庭琐屑便往往触他之怒。他待我渐渐不同往日。但最近两年的不见,他终于忘却我的不好,只是惦记��我,惦记着我的儿子。
jìnjǐniánlái ,fùqin hé wǒ dōu shì dōng bēn xī zǒu ,jiāzhōng guāngjǐng shì yīrì bùrú yīrì 。tā shàonián chūwài móushēng ,dúlì zhīchí ,zuò le xǔduō dàshì 。nǎ zhī lǎojìng què rúcǐ tuítáng !tā chùmù shānghuái ,zìrán qíng bùnéng zìyǐ 。qíng yù yú zhōng ,zìrán yào fā zhī yú wài ;jiātíng suǒxiè biàn wǎngwǎng chù tā zhī nù 。tā dài wǒ jiànjiàn bùtóng wǎngrì 。dàn zuìjìn liǎng nián de bùjiàn ,tā zhōngyú wàngquè wǒ de bù hǎo ,zhǐshì diànji zhe wǒ ,diànji zhe wǒ de érzi 。
In the recent year, both father and I have been very busy with work in separate parts of the country. The family finances continue to deteriorate day by day. When he was young, he left home to make a living. He had achieved so many great things all by himself. Who would have imagined his older years to be so disheartening. It is no surprise that as he looks back on his life and feels sad and dispirited. These circumstances made him very temperamental and every trivial matter at home made him angry. He started to treat me differently than he did before. After these recent two years of separation, however, he finally forgot about my failing and started to showing interest and tenderness to my son and I.
这就怪了,你倒说来听听,能出什么大事。
zhè jiù guài le ,nǐ dào shuōlai tīng ting ,néng chū shénme dàshì 。
That's weird. Explain to me how something big might happen.
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其实真没什么大事,我不过是生性悲观罢了。
qíshí zhēn méishénme dàshì ,wǒ bùguò shì shēngxìng bēiguān bàle 。
Actually, there is nothing much, I am just pessimistic.
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谷歌日前公布了二零一八年年度搜寻排行榜,回顾今年网友搜寻最多的关键字,快来看看你关注的国际大事有几件上榜了!
Gǔgē rìqián gōngbù le èrlíngyībānián niándù sōuxún páihángbǎng ,huígù jīnnián wǎngyǒu sōuxún zuìduō de guānjiànzì ,kuài lái kànkan nǐ guānzhù de guójì dàshì yǒu jǐ jiàn shàngbǎng le !
Google just released its top search trends for 2018 in order to look back on the most searched keywords. Let’s see how many of the international news you’ve been following up made the list!
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