闲事 (閑事)
xián shì
Pinyin

Definition

闲事 (閑事)
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xián shì
  1. other people's business

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

事
shì
  1. 1 matter
  2. 2 thing
  3. 3 item
  4. 4 work
  5. 5 affair
  6. 6 classifier: 件 jiàn
  7. 7 classifier: 桩 zhuāng
  8. 8 classifier: 回 huí
事情
shì qing
  1. 1 affair
  2. 2 matter
  3. 3 thing
  4. 4 business
  5. 5 classifier: 件 jiàn
  6. 6 classifier: 桩 zhuāng
故事
gù shì
  1. 1 old practice
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
世事
shì shì
  1. 1 affairs of life
  2. 2 things of the world
事事
shì shì
  1. 1 everything

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

Sample Sentences

哼，看到吗！多管闲事，当心我告你诽谤！
hèng ，kàndào ma ！duō guǎn xiánshì ，dāngxīn wǒ gào nǐ fěibàng ！
Ha, you see! Meddling in other people's business, be careful I don't report you for slander!
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切，多管闲事。
qiē ，duō guǎn xiánshì 。
Shush, don't get involved in other people's business.
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闲事就是跟自己没有关系的事，很无聊的事。
xiánshì jiùshì gēn zìjǐ méiyǒu guānxi de shì ，hěn wúliáo de shì 。
'Xianshi' are those things that don't have anything to do with yourself. Things that don't matter.
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管闲事
guǎn xiánshì
to concern oneself with other people's business
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别管闲事！
bié guǎn xiánshì ！
Mind your own business!
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你真是多管闲事。
nǐ zhēn shì duō guǎn xiánshì 。
You always concern yourself with other people's business.
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爱管闲事
ài guǎn xiánshì
to love to concern oneself with other people's business
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真爱管闲事。
zhēn ài guǎn xiánshì 。
So nosy.
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