时事
Old HSK 6
时事 (shíshì) · current affairs
时事 (shíshì) means “current affairs; current events”. It is written with 2 characters: 时 (time) + 事 (matter). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 时事 is built
The characters
时 shí · time
What 时 is made of
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 寸cùn — inch
Origin hint: day (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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
Example sentences
他每天都关心时事新闻。Tā měitiān dōu guānxīn shíshì xīnwén.He follows current affairs every day.
老师在课上和我们讨论时事。Lǎoshī zài kèshàng hé wǒmen tǎolùn shíshì.The teacher discussed current events with us in class.
Questions about 时事
What does 时事 mean?
时事 (shíshì) means “current affairs; current events”.
How do you pronounce 时事?
时事 is pronounced shíshì.
Which HSK level is 时事?
时事 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 时候shíhoutime
- 时间shíjiāntime
- 小时xiǎoshíhour
- 有时候yǒushíhousometimes
- 当时dāngshíthen
- 那时候nà shíhouat that time
- 平时píngshíusually
- 随时suíshíat any time
- 同时tóngshíat the same time
- 小时候xiǎoshíhouin one's childhood
Learn 时事 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 164: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.