事情shì qingaffair; matter; thing; business
事情 (shì qing) means "affair," "matter," "thing," or "business" in the sense of something that happens or something you need to deal with, as in 有事情 (have something to do). It is a noun. This entry covers that one sense: a matter or thing that happens or needs doing.
What does 事情 mean?
- 1.
affair; matter; thing; businessnoun
What do the characters in 事情 mean?
- 事matter; thing; affair
- 情situation; condition
How do you use 事情?
Use 有事情 to say you have something to do or deal with.
Patterns
有 + 事情
我今天有很多事情。
Wǒ jīntiān yǒu hěn duō shì qing.
I have a lot to do today.
这件 + 事情
这件事情你知道吗?
Zhè jiàn shì qing nǐ zhīdào ma?
Do you know about this matter?
What are some examples of 事情 in a sentence?
How is 事情 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你今天下午有时间吗?
Nǐ jīntiān xiàwǔ yǒu shíjiān ma?
Are you free this afternoon?
- Speaker B:
不好意思,我有很多事情。
Bùhǎoyìsi, wǒ yǒu hěn duō shìqing.
Sorry, I have a lot to do.
- Speaker A:
什么事情?
Shénme shìqing?
What's going on?
- Speaker B:
工作上的事情。
Gōngzuò shang de shìqing.
Work stuff.
Can you use 事情 correctly?
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Related words
- 事shìmatter; thing; item; work; affairHSK 1
- 问题wèn tíquestion; problem; issue; topicHSK 1
- 东西dōng xithing; stuff; personHSK 1
- 工作gōng zuòto workHSK 1
- 故事gù shinarrative; story; taleHSK 3
- 心情xīn qíngmood; frame of mindHSK 4
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.