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  *事* | 事* | *事
matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL: , 樁|桩,
HSK 1
thing; object / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
in fact / in reality / actually / as a matter of fact / de facto / ipso facto
HSK 3
accident / CL: 樁|桩, ,
HSK 3
affair; matter; thing; business / CL: , 樁|桩
HSK 2
incident; event
HSK 3
in advance / before the event / beforehand / prior
HSK 4
fact / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
undertaking / project / activity / (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause / publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation / career / occupation / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
after the event / in hindsight / in retrospect
HSK 6
(political, economic etc) affairs / work / transaction (as in a computer database)
HSK 7-9
business office; firm
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to achieve twice the result with half the effort
situation / existing state of affairs
HSK 7-9
matter / item
HSK 7-9
in advance; before the event
incident / unforeseen event / events (in general)
matters / arrangements
HSK 7-9
common-law marriage; de facto marriage
when things come to a head (idiom)
disturbance / incident
factual basis
as matters stand; things having reached this stage
devotion to one's work / professional ambition
to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
main content / matter / work / origin of an incident / cause / purpose / subject (of business letter)
to serve
deed / past achievement / important event of the past
HSK 7-9
victim (of a criminal) / party involved (in a dispute etc) / main instigator
things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)
lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom) / fig. to deal with any matter, regardless of its importance
facts speak louder than words (idiom)
everything
preliminary notification / to announce in advance
to attend to everything personally
a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)
state of affairs
de facto marriage; common-law marriage
things / affairs / decorum
to be swamped with pressing affairs; to be snowed under with work
reason / logic
the scene of the incident
example / exemplar / typical case
evidence
the implications are profound / the ramifications are huge / (of a decision etc) consequential
the matter should not be delayed / there's no time to lose
person who is wise after the event
course of events
public institution / (Tw) business enterprise; company; firm
under the circumstances / the matter having come to that point
leave of absence for a personal matter
(coll.) fussbudget / pain in the ass
(Christianity) ministry (work of a spiritual or charitable nature)
(palmistry) fate line; career prospects line (running vertically up the palm to the base of the middle finger) / (slang) cleavage
(idiom) a thing should not be attempted more than three times; don't repeat the same mistake again and again / (idiom) bad things don't happen more than three times
the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort / With effort, one can achieve anything.
confidential aspects of a matter / secrets / key moment for action
position / authority / responsibility
biographical sketch
encyclopedia
lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
to concern / on (some topic) / about / concerning / to have importance for
(idiom) to expend twice the effort for half the result
wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
to be successful in business / professional success
The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom). / It is water under the bridge.
(neuroscience) event-related potential
(coll.) fussbudget / pain in the ass
an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
solicitor (law)
event horizon
accidental exposure
one's employment / business / matter that needs to be settled / (northern dialect) (of a person) demanding / trying / troublesome / erhua variant of / CL: , 樁|桩


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