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事情

shì qing

thing

Usage note

事情可以用来描述日常生活中的各种活动或事件。

shì qíng kě yòng lái miáo hu dá rì kāi shēn qín zhōng de var fù hé dǎo suàn chūn jīng huò diàn lìng zhōng de shì jiàn.

事情 can be used to describe various activities or events in daily life, such as cooking dinner or going to the park.

Context note

事情常用于描述家庭生活、学校活动或日常生活中的各种情况。

shì qíng cháng yòng lái miáo hu jiā tíng shēn qín zhōng de huó dēng , xué xiào huó dòng huò rì kāi shēn qín zhōng de var fù hé dǎo suàn chūn jīng huò diàn lìng zhōng de shì jiàn.

事情 is often used to describe situations in family life, school activities, or various events in daily life.

5 examples

妈妈做饭是一件事情。
mā ma zuò fàn shì yí jiàn shì qíng。
Cooking dinner is a thing.
我们去公园散步是件事情。
wǒ men qù gōng yuán sàn bù shì jiàn shì qíng。
Going for a walk in the park is something to do.
他每天早上读书是一件事情。
tā měi tiān zǎo shàng dú shū shì yí jiàn shì qíng。
Reading books every morning is something he does.
周末和朋友看电影是件事情。
zhōu mò hé péng yǒu kàn diàn yǐng shì jiàn shì qíng。
Going to the movies with friends on weekends is a thing to do.
学习新知识是一件事情。
xué xí xīn zhī shi shì yí jiàn shì qíng。
Learning new knowledge is something to do.

5 mini stories

今天是周末，我们去公园玩。这是件开心的事情。
jīn tiān shì zhōu mò， wǒ men qù gōng yuán wán。 zhè shì jiàn kāi xīn de shì qíng。
Today is the weekend, we went to the park. Going there was a happy thing to do.
妈妈每天早上都会做早餐。这是她的一件事情。
mā ma měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu huì zuò zǎo cān。 zhè shì tā de yí jiàn shì qíng。
Mom makes breakfast every morning. It's something she does.
昨天我们一起去图书馆看书。这是件有趣的事情。
zuó tiān wǒ men yì qǐ qù tú shū guǎn kàn shū。 zhè shì jiàn yǒu qù de shì qíng。
Yesterday we went to the library together and read books. It was an interesting thing to do.
爸爸每天晚上都会看新闻。这是他的事情。
bà ba měi tiān wǎn shàng dōu huì kàn xīn wén。 zhè shì tā de shì qíng。
Dad watches the news every evening. It's something he does.
我们一起去超市买菜。这是件简单的事情。
wǒ men yì qǐ qù chāo shì mǎi cài。 zhè shì jiàn jiǎn dān de shì qíng。
We went to the supermarket together and bought vegetables. It was a simple thing to do.

Mini dialogue

有趣的事情

A
今天有什么有趣的事情吗？
Jīn tiān yǒu shén me yǒu qù de shì qing ma?
Is there anything interesting today?
B
有，我学会了一件新事情。
Yǒu, wǒ xué huì le yī jiàn xīn shì qing.
Yes, I learned a new thing.

帮忙做事情

A
你可以帮我做一件事情吗？
Nǐ kě yǐ bāng wǒ zuò yī jiàn shì qing ma?
Can you help me do one thing?
B
当然可以，什么事情？
Dāng rán kě yǐ, shén me shì qing?
Of course, what thing?

Related words and contrasts

similar
事
shì
matter; thing

事 is a shorter, more casual way to say thing or matter, similar to 事情.

contrast
东西
dōng xi
thing (object)

东西 refers to physical objects, while 事情 refers to matters or events.

related
做
zuò
to do

做 means to do, often used with 事情 as in 做事情 (do things).

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