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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

有事 [yǒushì]
  1. 1. have a job; be employed
    她现在有事了,待遇还不错。
    She's got a job now, and is pretty well paid, too.
  2. 2. be occupied; be busy
    对不起,我这会儿有事
    Sorry, I'm busy now.
  3. 3. have something happen; meet with an accident; get into trouble
    你放心,我看不会有事的。
    Don't worry, I don't think there'll be any trouble.
    做好准备,一旦有事,马上出动。
    Get prepared so that you can set off immediately if something happens.
  4. 4. (used with 心里) have something on one's mind; be anxious; worry
    看他这几天愁眉苦脸的,心里一定有事
    Just look at the worried look he's been wearing all these days. There must be something weighing on his mind.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

有事 [yǒushì]
  1. 1. 发生意外;出事
    已经半夜了,他还没回来,路上该不会有事吧?
  2. 2. 有心事;有苦衷
    她满面愁容,心里一定有事

Examples

如果你有事的话,就不要来了。
Don't come if you're busy.
你找我有事吗?
Is there something you want to see me about?
他说有事,不过是托词。
He said he was busy, but that was just an excuse.
有事外出,我没见到他。
He had gone out on business so I didn't see him.
对不起,我这会儿有事
Sorry, I'm busy now.
做好准备,一旦有事,马上出动。
Get prepared so that you can set off immediately if something happens.
有事好好说,君子动口不动手!
When involved in a dispute, a gentleman uses his tongue, not his fists.

Word Decomposition


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[shì]

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