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The Chinese word shir - 事儿 - shìr
(business in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
shìr
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English translations
business, affairs, work, trouble,
job
Chinese characters:
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事儿 ( shir / shìr ) in traditional characters
事兒
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 事儿 ( shir / shìr ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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).
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).
Mei shir, bie danxin.
Méi shìr, bié dānxīn.– English translation: It's nothing, don't worry.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
affairs | career
Chinese words containing the word 事儿 ( shir / shìr ) :
yǒu shìr ( 有事儿 : to have something to do )
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