事情
shìqing
matter, affair
Part of speech · noun
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事matter
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情feelings
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Examples
- 这件事情很重要。This matter is important.
- 没有事情。Nothing's wrong.
Collocations
一件事情什么事情没事情
Mnemonic
事情 shìqing "matter, affair" — 事 (matter) + 情 (situation). Cognate of Korean sajeong / Japanese 事情 jijō but slight semantic shift: ZH = "matter/affair" general, KR/JP lean toward "specific circumstances".
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