HSK 1 · Work

事

shì

matter; thing

Stroke order of 事

事 is written with 8 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A hand holding a brush on a 一 rod: busy with a matter.

Parts: 一 + 口 + 事's hand with a vertical stroke (a hand holding a tool)

Example sentence

有事找我。

Come to me if anything comes up.

Words with 事

没事儿it's OK; never mind 同事colleague 故事story 事情matter; thing 好事good thing 事业career; cause 从事to be engaged in 本事ability; skill 事故accident 事件incident; event 事实fact 事实上in fact

More words: Work

工作work; job; to work 工人worker 上班to go to work 下班to get off work 开会to have a meeting 请假to ask for leave 放假to have a holiday 忙busy 准备to prepare; to plan 干to do 做to do; to make

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