shì 事 thing

gōu

(hook)

shì-gù
事故

n.

accident; mishap

shì-hòu
事后

after the event; afterwards

shì-jì
事迹

n.

deed; achievement

shì-jià
事假

n.

leave of absence; compassionate leave

shì-jiàn
事件

n.

incident; event

shì-lǐ
事理

n.

reason; logic

shì-lì
事例

n.

example; instance

shì-qián
事前

adj.

before the event; in advance; before-hand

shì-qíng
事情

n.

affair; matter; thing; business

shì-shí
事实

n.

fact

shì-tài
事态

adj.

state of affairs; situation

shì-wù
事务

n.

work; routine / general affairs

shì-wù
事物

n.

thing; object

shì-xiān
事先

adj.

in advance; beforehand; prior

shì-yè
事业

adj.

cause; undertaking; career

shì-bàn-gōng-bèi
事半功倍
get double the result with half the effort

shì-bèi-gōng-bàn
事倍功半
get half the result with double the effort

shì-bù-guān-jǐ, gāo- gāo-guà-qǐ
事不关己，高高挂起
let things drift if they do not affect one personally

shì-bù-yí-chí
事不宜迟
one must lose no time in doing it; delays are dangerous

shì-chū-yǒu-yīn
事出有因
everything has its seed; there is good reason for it

shì-dào-lín-tóu
事到临头
when the situation becomes critical; at the last moment

shì-hòu Zhū-gé-liàng
事后诸葛亮
be wise after the event; afterwit

shù-yǔ-yuàn-wéi
事与愿违
things turn out contrary to one’s expectation