事情 shìqing — matter, affair, thing to do
shìqing (fourth tone, falling)shi4qing5
matter, affair, thing to do
HSK 2· HSK 1–4 (classic)Level 2· Three-band, nine-level standardnounMeasure word 件
Meanings
matter, affair, thing to do
A matter, a task, something that happens. It never means a physical object — that is 东西 — and it is counted with 件.
noun
Example sentences
- 我有一件事情想问你。我有一件事情想問你。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) yǒu (third tone, dipping) yí (second tone, rising) jiàn (fourth tone, falling) shìqing (fourth tone, falling) xiǎng (third tone, dipping) wèn (fourth tone, falling) nǐ. (third tone, dipping)···
There’s something I’d like to ask you.
- 今天的事情很多。Jīntiān (first tone, high and level) de (neutral tone) shìqing (fourth tone, falling) hěn (third tone, dipping) duō. (first tone, high and level)···
There’s a lot to do today.
Common mistakes
Not quite我有很多东西要做。
Correct我有很多事情要做。
东西 is a physical object you can pick up. Tasks, problems and events are 事情, so "a lot to do" is 很多事情.