| shì | matter/thing/item/work/affair/CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] |
| 事 | matter thing item |
| 事不宜迟 | we must lose no time in doing it |
| 事不由己 | Things are beyond one's control. |
| 事与愿违 | things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom) |
| 事业 | undertaking project activity |
| 事业单位 | public institution; institution |
| 事业家 | entrepreneur |
| 事业心 | devotion to one's work professional ambition |
| 事业费 | funds for public undertakings; operation expenses |
| 事主 | the victim of a crime or an accident; client; clientele |
| 事事 | everything |
| 事事拗违 | everything has gone to the dogs (idiom) |
| 事件 | event happening incident |
| 事件相关电位 | event-related potential |
| 事体 | things affairs decorum |
| 事例 | example exemplar typical case |
| 事倍功半 | get half the result with twice the effort |
| 事假 | leave of absence |
| 事儿 | one's employment business matter that needs to be settled |
| 事先 | in advance before the event beforehand |