事 shì

1. shì noun matter; thing; item
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In this sense 等 has a similar meaning to 事情 (ABC 'shì' n 1; Giles 1892 'shih'; Guoyu '事' n 2; Kroll 2015 '事' 1, p. 415; NCCED '事' 1; Rouzer 2007, p. 27)
2. shì verb to serve
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (ABC 'shì' v 3; NCCED '事' 4; Rouzer 2007, p. 27)
3. shì noun a government post
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 事 is has the same meaning as 事宦.
4. shì noun duty; post; work
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 事 is has the same meaning as 事务 (ABC 'shì' n 3; Guoyu '事' n 1; Kroll 2015 '事' 3, p. 415; NCCED '事' 6; Rouzer 2007, p. 27)
5. shì noun occupation
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 事 is has the same meaning as 职业 (ABC 'shì' n 3; NCCED '事' 2).
6. shì noun cause; undertaking; enterprise; achievment
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In this sense 事 is has the same meaning as 事业 (ABC 'shì' n 4).
7. shì noun an accident
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 事 is has the same meaning as 事故 or 变故 (ABC 'shì' n 2; Guoyu '事' n 3; NCCED '事' 3).
8. shì verb to attend
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 侍奉 (Guoyu '事' v 1)
9. shì noun an allusion
   Domain: Literature 文学
   Notes: In this sense 事 is has the same meaning as 典故 (Kroll 2015 '事' 4, p. 415).
10. shì noun a condition; a state; a situation
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In this sense 事 is has the same meaning as 情况. For example, For example, 实事求是 'to handle matters according to the actual situation' (CCI '实事求是'; Rouzer 2007, p. 27)
11. shì verb to engage in
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 事 is has the same meaning as 从事 (ABC 'shì' v 2; Guoyu '事' v 2; Kroll 2015 '事' 2, p. 415; NCCED '事' 5).
12. shì verb to enslave
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 插入 (Guoyu '事' v 3)
13. shì verb to pursue
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 事 is has the same meaning as 奉行.
14. shì verb to administer
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 事 is has the same meaning as 办理.
15. shì verb to appoint
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 事 is has the same meaning as 任用 (Kroll 2015 '事' 3a, p. 415)
16. shì measure word a piece
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
    Notes: In this sense 事 is has the same meaning as 件 (Kroll 2015 '事' 6, p. 415)
17. shì noun thing; phenomena
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: artha, or: vastu, Pali: attha, Japanese: gi; an object in the phenomenal world (BCSD '事', p. 81; BL '事', p. 63; FGDB '事'; Kroll 2015 '事' 5, p. 415; MW 'artha'; Sharf 2017, p. 159)
18. shì noun actions; karma
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: karma, Tibetan: las (BCSD '事', p. 81; Mahāvyutpatti 'karma')

Contained in

• 四摄; 1. 布施 2. 爱语 3. 利行 4. 同事(四攝; 1. 布施 2. 愛語 3. 利行 4. 同事) Four Means of Embracing: 1. Giving; 2. Kind words; 3. Altruism; 4. Empathy
• 大肚能容天下事 善心不染世间尘(大肚能容天下事 善心不染世間塵) A profusion of mundane affairs, A virtuous mind untainted by worldly troubles.
• 吉星高照　万事吉祥(吉星高照　萬事吉祥) Auspicious Star Shining High Above; May Everything Be Auspicious
• 四事摄(四事攝) four grounds for the bonds of fellowship
• 事不厌细(事不厭細) to not object to being veyr careful about a matter
• 须真天子问四事经(須真天子問四事經) Sūtra on Deva Suvikrāntacintā’s Questions about Four Matters
• 嘴上没毛，办事不牢(嘴上沒毛，辦事不牢) a youth without facial hair cannot be relied upon ; seven places
• 无我无人无世界 有事有理有众生(無我無人無世界 有事有理有眾生) There is no self, no people, no world; There is matter, reason, and sentient beings.
• 诸事圆满(諸事圓滿) May All Things Go Perfectly Well ; May Everything Go Perfectly for You
• 理具事造 the inherent nature of phenomenal activities
• 事相 phenomenon; esoteric practice
• 世事不必争人我 身心放下见干坤(世事不必爭人我 身心放下見乾坤) Needless to fight over self and others; Upon letting go, the Truth is revealed.
• 一忍可当百勇 一静可别百动 一勤可成百事 一善可消百恶(一忍可當百勇 一靜可別百動 一勤可成百事 一善可消百惡) A moment of tolerance outplays a hundred warriors. A moment of calm outweighs a hundred movements. A moment of diligence solves a hundred problems. A moment of kindness eliminates a hundred unkind deeds.
• 目连问戒律中五百轻重事经(目連問戒律中五百輕重事經) Mulian Wen Jie Lu Zhong Wu Bai Qing Zhong Shi Jing

Also contained in

政事堂 、 郊事对 、 没有事 、 不费事 、 刑事法院 、 案事 、 理监事 、 行事历 、 简忽于事 、 不省人事 、 就事论事 、 料事如神 、 俗事 、 及时处理，事半功倍 、 吉事果 、 雅事 、 择主而事 、 比肩而事 、 叙事剧 、 飞机失事 、 情随事迁 、 百事无成 、 刑事诉讼法 、 生平事迹 、 事在人为 、 事不宜迟 、 心想事成 、 百事 、 管閒事 、 建功立事 、 军事学校 、 领事馆 、 事宜 、 何济于事 、 施事 、 街道办事处 、 航空事业

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Truncated for common words

• Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 472
• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 337
• Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 264
• Scroll 35 Sarvāstivādavinaya (Shi Song Lu) 十誦律 — count: 229
• Scroll 61 Sarvāstivādavinaya (Shi Song Lu) 十誦律 — count: 192
• Scroll 2 Huayan Fajie Xuan Jing 華嚴法界玄鏡 — count: 178
• Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 164
• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 164
• Scroll 20 Sarvāstivādavinaya (Shi Song Lu) 十誦律 — count: 163
• Scroll 58 Abhidharmamahāvibhāṣaśāstra (Apidamo Dapiposha Lun) 阿毘達磨大毘婆沙論 — count: 152

Collocations

• 如此事 (如此事) 道如此事 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 7 — count: 24
• 等事 (等事) 如是等事 — Sutra on the Great Reliable Brahman (Da Jiangu Poluomen Jing) 大堅固婆羅門緣起經, Scroll 1 — count: 11
• 事异 (事異) 此事異 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 14 — count: 8
• 礼事 (禮事) 當得供養恭敬禮事 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 8
• 无数劫事 (無數劫事) 盡知過去無數劫事 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 7
• 直事 (直事) 直事沙門即會聖眾 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 佛般泥洹經, Scroll 2 — count: 7
• 八事 (八事) 地動八事動 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 6
• 宗事 (宗事) 汝聞跋祇國人宗事沙門 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 6
• 事沙门 (事沙門) 汝聞跋祇國人宗事沙門 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 5
• 过去事 (過去事) 亦知過去事 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 5