事件
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 6
事件 (shìjiàn) · event
事件 (shìjiàn) means “event; incident”. It is written with 2 characters: 事 (matter) + 件 (measure word for clothes, matters etc.). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 事件 is built
The characters
事 shì · matter
What 事 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 亅 — hook
件 jiàn · measure word for clothes, matters etc.
What 件 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 牛niú — ox
Origin hint: A man 亻 dividing up a cow 牛 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个事件很多人都知道。Zhège shìjiàn hěn duō rén dōu zhīdào.Many people know about this incident.
报纸上写了这个事件。Bàozhǐ shang xiě le zhège shìjiàn.The newspaper wrote about this event.
Questions about 事件
What does 事件 mean?
事件 (shìjiàn) means “event; incident”.
How do you pronounce 事件?
事件 is pronounced shìjiàn.
Which HSK level is 事件?
事件 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 没事儿méishìrit is all right
- 故事gùshistory
- 好事hǎoshìgood thing
- 事情shìqingthing
- 同事tóngshìcolleague
- 本事běnshiability
- 从事cóngshìto work in
- 事故shìgùaccident
- 事实shìshífact
- 事实上shìshíshàngin fact
Learn 事件 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 69: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.