事 (si6) — be engaged in; go in for in Cantonese

siˍ₆事

Mandarin Pinyin: shi4

Meaning of 事

nounbe engaged in; go in for

nounwait upon; serve; attend

nounjob; work; occupation; undertaking

nounmatter; affair; thing; business

nounaccident; trouble; incident

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Example Sentences with 事

怎麼回事？

What's going on? [Literally: How is the result?]

做任何事都要勤儉。

Be thrifty and hardworking in whatever undertaking you are to start on.

如果你有事的話 , 就不要來了。

Don't come if you're busy.

烤火雞不是一件容易的事

Cooking a turkey well is not easy.

呢件事關重大，佢擔唔擔戴得起啊?

Is he able to bear the responsibility of such an important matter?

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Words Containing 事

萬事如意maan6 si6 jyu4 ji3

(to wish somebody) to have one's way in everything

大事不妙daai6 si6 bat1 miu6

sth. is seriously wrong; be in big trouble

事務si6 mou6

(political, economic, social, public etc.) affairs

舊同事gau6 tung4 si6

old work co-workers; old work colleague

坐這山望那山一事無成zo6 ze5 saan1 mong6 naa5 saan1 jat1 si6 mou4 sing4

sitting on this hill, looking over to another hill won't accomplish anything.

幹事gon3 si6

administrative secretary (in charge of something)

工事gung1 si6

fortifications; defence works; shelter

記事簿gei3 si6 bou2

a memo book (recording events); blotter

突發事件dat6 faat3 si6 gin2

a sudden or unexpected event

事奉si6 fung6

ministry (in the religious context)

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