事shìmatter; thing; item; work; affair

1. 1.

   matter; thing; item; work; affairnoun

• 事matter; thing; item; work; affair

事 often appears in 有事 ("have something to do / have a matter") and can take the measure word 件 when counted.

1. HSK 1

   我有事。

   Wǒ yǒu shì.

   I have something to do. / I have a matter to attend to.

2. HSK 1

   你有事吗？

   Nǐ yǒu shì ma?

   Do you have something to do? / Are you busy with something?

3. HSK 1

   这件事很好。

   Zhè jiàn shì hěn hǎo.

   This matter is very good.

4. HSK 1

   没有事。

   Méiyǒu shì.

   There's nothing (the matter). / No problem.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你有事吗？

   Nǐ yǒu shì ma?

   Do you have something to do?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   有事，我很忙。

   Yǒu shì, wǒ hěn máng.

   Yes, I'm busy.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   什么事？

   Shénme shì?

   What is it?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   工作的事。

   Gōngzuò de shì.

   A work matter.

5. 
   Speaker A:

   现在有事吗？

   Xiànzài yǒu shì ma?

   Do you have something now?

6. 
   Speaker B:

   没有事。

   Méiyǒu shì.

   Nothing; I'm free.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我有___。

   A事B是C的
2. 2.Fill in the blank: 你有___吗？

   A个B事C很
3. 3.Which sentence means "There's nothing the matter"?

   A没有事。B不是事。C不做事。

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Related words

• 有yǒuto have; there isHSK 1
• 没有méi yǒuhaven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not beHSK 1
• 做zuòto make; to produceHSK 1
• 说shuōto speak; to talk; to sayHSK 1
• 的deof; 's (possessive particle)HSK 1
• 个gè(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)HSK 1

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