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The Chinese word shiqing - 事情 - shìqíng
(affair in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
shìqíng
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English translations
affair, matter, business,
event, incident, occurrence
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of shìqíng are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 事情 ( shiqing / shìqíng ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Wo you yi jian shiqing xiang wen ni.
Wǒ yǒu yī jiàn shìqing xiǎng wèn nǐ.– English translation: There's something I want to ask you.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
also: thing | also: situation
事情 ( shiqing / shìqíng ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 115)
事情 ( shiqing / shìqíng ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 115)
More words that mean affair in Chinese
shì ( 事 )
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