Usages of jiàn
这 件 事情 看起来 很 容易， 但是 做 起来 不 容易。zhè jiàn shìqíng kànqǐlái hěn róngyì, dànshì zuò qǐlái bù róngyì.
This matter looks easy, but doing it isn’t easy.
你 现在 有空 吗？ 我们 先 结束 这 件 事情， 再 继续。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 有 一 件 事情 要 告诉 你。wǒ yǒu yì jiàn shìqíng yào gàosu nǐ.
I have something to tell you.
她 一点儿 也 不 生气， 只 觉得 这 件 事情 有点儿 奇怪。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.
我 觉得 这 件 事情 不 太 简单。wǒ juéde zhè jiàn shìqíng bú tài jiǎndān.
I think this matter is not very simple.
那 位 小说家 说， 生活 中 的 每 件 事情 都 可以 变成 各种 故事。Nà wèi xiǎoshuōjiā shuō, shēnghuó zhōng de měi jiàn shìqing dōu kěyǐ biànchéng gèzhǒng gùshi.
That novelist says every thing in life can become all kinds of stories.
这 件 事情 对 我 来说 很 重要。zhè jiàn shìqíng duì wǒ láishuō hěn zhòngyào.
This matter is very important to me.
每个 人 对 这 件 事情 都 有 自己 的 看法。měige rén duì zhè jiàn shìqíng dōu yǒu zìjǐ de kànfǎ.
Each person has their own opinion about this matter.
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