Chinese Character Dictionary

了解

liăo jiĕ

to understand

亇

gè

variant of 個|个[gè]

予

yú

(archaic) I

予人口实

yŭ rén kŏu shí

to give cause for gossip

予以

yŭ yĭ

to give

予以照顾

yŭ yĭ zhào gù

to ask somebody to carefully consider a request (idiom)

事

shì

matter

事不宜迟

shì bù yí chí

the matter should not be delayed

事不关己

shì bù guān jĭ

a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)

事不关己，高高挂起

shì bù guān jĭ , gāo gāo guà qĭ

to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)

事事

shì shì

everything

事件

shì jiàn

event

事件相关电位

shì jiàn xiāng guān diàn wèi

event-related potential

事例

shì lì

example

事倍功半

shì bèi gōng bàn

twice the effort for half the result

事假

shì jià

leave of absence

事先

shì xiān

in advance

事先通知

shì xiān tōng zhī

preliminary notification

事儿

shì r

one's employment

事典

shì diăn

encyclopedia

事到如今

shì dào rú jīn

as matters stand

事到临头

shì dào lín tóu

things come to a head (idiom)

事前

shì qián

in advance

事务

shì wù

(political, economic etc) affairs

事务律师

shì wù lu:4 shī

solicitor (law)

事务所

shì wù suŏ

business office

事务所律师

shì wù suŏ lu:4 shī

office lawyer

事务繁忙

shì wù fán máng

busy

事势

shì shì

state of affairs

事半功倍

shì bàn gōng bèi

half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results

事危累卵

shì wēi lĕi luăn

lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture

事在人为

shì zài rén wéi

the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort

事奉

shì fèng

to serve

事宜

shì yí

matters

事实

shì shí

fact

事实上

shì shí shàng

in fact

事实胜于雄辩

shì shí shèng yú xióng biàn

Facts speak louder than words. (idiom)

事实婚

shì shí hūn

common-law marriage

事实求是

shì shí qiú shì

to seek the truth from facts

事后

shì hòu

after the event

事后聪明

shì hòu cōng ming

wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it

事后诸葛亮

shì hòu Zhū gĕ Liàng

a genius in retrospect (idiom); hindsight is 20-20

事必有兆

shì bì yŏu zhào

future events always have an omen (idiom)

事必躬亲

shì bì gōng qīn

to attend to everything personally

事怕行家

shì pà háng jiā

an expert always produces the best work (idiom)

事情

shì qing

affair

事情要做

shì qíng yào zuò

work that needs to be done

事态

shì tài

situation

事态发展

shì tài fā zhăn

course of events

事故

shì gù

accident

事故照射

shì gù zhào shè

accidental exposure

事业

shì yè

undertaking

事业心

shì yè xīn

devotion to one's work

事业有成

shì yè yŏu chéng

to be successful in business

事业线

shì yè xiàn

(slang) cleavage

事机

shì jī

confidential aspects of a matter

事权

shì quán

position

事求是

shì qiú shì

to seek the truth from facts

事无大小

shì wú dà xiăo

see 事無巨細|事无巨细[shì wú jù xì]

事无巨细

shì wú jù xì

lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom)