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shìqíng

事情shìqíngshìqíng
matter
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Usages of shìqíng

今天jīntiān　我wǒ　有yǒu　事情shìqíng，　不bù　去qù　看kàn　电影diànyǐng。jīntiān wǒ yǒu shìqíng, bù qù kàn diànyǐng.
I have things to do today; I’m not going to watch a movie.
她tā　今天jīntiān　有yǒu　事情shìqíng，　也yě　想xiǎng　让ràng　你nǐ　帮忙bāngmáng。tā jīntiān yǒu shìqíng, yě xiǎng ràng nǐ bāngmáng.
She has things to do today and also wants to ask you for help.
中午zhōngwǔ　我wǒ　有yǒu　事情shìqíng，　以后yǐhòu　我wǒ　再zài　打dǎ　电话diànhuà　给gěi　你nǐ。zhōngwǔ wǒ yǒu shìqíng, yǐhòu wǒ zài dǎ diànhuà gěi nǐ.
I have things to do at noon; I’ll call you again later.
她tā　觉得juéde　这zhè　个gè　事情shìqíng　最zuì　重要zhòngyào。tā juéde zhè gè shìqíng zuì zhòngyào.
She thinks this matter is the most important.
这zhè　件jiàn　事情shìqíng　看起来kànqǐlái　很hěn　容易róngyì，　但是dànshì　做zuò　起来qǐlái　不bù　容易róngyì。zhè jiàn shìqíng kànqǐlái hěn róngyì, dànshì zuò qǐlái bù róngyì.
This matter looks easy, but doing it isn’t easy.
你nǐ　现在xiànzài　有空yǒukòng　吗ma？　我们wǒmen　先xiān　结束jiéshù　这zhè　件jiàn　事情shìqíng，　再zài　继续jìxù。nǐ xiànzài yǒukòng ma? wǒmen xiān jiéshù zhè jiàn shìqíng, zài jìxù.
Are you free now? Let’s finish this matter first, then continue.
我wǒ　有yǒu　一yì　件jiàn　事情shìqíng　要yào　告诉gàosu　你nǐ。wǒ yǒu yì jiàn shìqíng yào gàosu nǐ.
I have something to tell you.
他Tā　总是zǒngshì　帮bāng　别人biéren　做zuò　事情shìqíng，　很hěn　少shǎo　让ràng　别人biéren　帮bāng　他tā。Tā zǒngshì bāng biéren zuò shìqíng, hěn shǎo ràng biéren bāng tā.
He always helps other people with things and rarely lets others help him.
她tā　一点儿yìdiǎnr　也yě　不bù　生气shēngqì，　只zhǐ　觉得juéde　这zhè　件jiàn　事情shìqíng　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　奇怪qíguài。tā yìdiǎnr yě bù shēngqì, zhǐ juéde zhè jiàn shìqíng yǒudiǎnr qíguài.
She isn’t angry at all; she just thinks this matter is a bit strange.
每个měige　人rén　对duì　这zhè　件jiàn　事情shìqíng　都dōu　有yǒu　自己zìjǐ　的de　看法kànfǎ。měige rén duì zhè jiàn shìqíng dōu yǒu zìjǐ de kànfǎ.
Each person has their own opinion about this matter.

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