法事
fǎ shì
Pinyin

Definition

法事
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fǎ shì
  1. religious ceremony
  2. ritual

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]
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]
tóng shì
  1. 1 colleague
  2. 2 co-worker
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
gù shì
  1. 1 old practice
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
fāng fǎ
  1. 1 method
  2. 2 way
  3. 3 means
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
wú fǎ
  1. 1 unable
  2. 2 incapable
bàn fǎ
  1. 1 means
  2. 2 method
  3. 3 way (of doing sth)
  4. 4 CL:條|条[tiáo],個|个[gè]
  1. 1 variant of 法[fǎ]
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 yí
  1. 1 matters
  2. 2 arrangements
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 yǒu chéng
  1. 1 to be successful in business
  2. 2 professional success

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
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
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.
人浮于事
rén fú yú shì
  1. 1 more hands than needed (idiom); too many cooks spoil the broth
今日事今日毕
jīn rì shì jīn rì bì
  1. 1 never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom)

Sample Sentences

当然咯!我们原来打算找个人少的时间去,早上七点就到那里了,没想到已经有许多人了。一打听,原来那天早上有法事,所以善男信女们都跑到那边去烧香了。
dāngrán lo !wǒmen yuánlái dǎsuàn zhǎo ge rén shǎo de shíjiān qù ,zǎoshang qī diǎn jiù dào nàlǐ le ,méixiǎngdào yǐjīng yǒu xǔduō rén le 。yī dǎting ,yuánlái nà tiān zǎoshang yǒu fǎshì ,suǒyǐ shànnán xìnnǚ men dōu pǎodào nàbiān qù shāoxiāng le 。
Of course we did! We originally wanted to go when it wouldn't be so crowded, so we got there at 7 in the morning. Who would have thought there'd already be so many people there. We asked about it and it turns out there was a Buddhist service that day, so all the Buddhist believers had come to burn incense.
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