事 shì matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2] syn 再 zài again / once more / re- / further / beyond this point of time / (before an adjective) more / then (after sth, and not until then) / no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[ye3] or 都[dou1] for emphasis) / (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则[zai4ze2], 再就是[zai4jiu4shi4] etc) / (literary) to reappear / to reoccur syn 打 dǎ to beat / to strike / to hit / to break / to type / to mix up / to build / to fight / to fetch / to make / to tie up / to issue / to shoot / to calculate / to play (a game) / since / from syn 事情 shì qing affair / matter / thing / business / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] syn 关于 關於 guān yú pertaining to / concerning / with regard to / about / a matter of syn 没什么 沒甚麼 méi shén me it doesn't matter / it's nothing / never mind / think nothing of it / it's my pleasure / you're welcome syn 不管 bù guǎn not to be concerned / regardless of / no matter syn 案子 àn zi long table / counter / (coll.) case (criminal, medical etc) / matter / project / job syn 事实上 事實上 shì shí shàng in fact / in reality / actually / as a matter of fact / de facto / ipso facto syn 没关系 沒關係 méi guān xi it doesn't matter syn 实际上 實際上 shí jì shàng in fact / in reality / as a matter of fact / in practice syn 自 zì (bound form) self / oneself / from / since / naturally / as a matter of course syn 事儿 事兒 shì r one's employment / business / matter that needs to be settled / (northern dialect) (of a person) demanding / trying / troublesome / erhua variant of 事[shi4] / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] syn 无论 無論 wú lùn no matter what or how / regardless of whether... syn 究竟 jiū jìng to go to the bottom of a matter / after all / when all is said and done / (in an interrogative sentence) finally / outcome / result syn 进展 進展 jìn zhǎn to make headway / to make progress syn 无所谓 無所謂 wú suǒ wèi to be indifferent / not to matter / cannot be said to be syn 无论如何 無論如何 wú lùn rú hé whatever the case / in any event / no matter what / by all possible means syn 在于 在於 zài yú to rest with / to lie in / to be due to (a certain attribute) / (of a matter) to be determined by / to be up to (sb) syn 摆脱 擺脫 bǎi tuō to break away from / to cast off (old ideas etc) / to get rid of / to break away (from) / to break out (of) / to free oneself from / to extricate oneself syn 表明 biǎo míng to make clear / to make known / to state clearly / to indicate / known syn 头脑 頭腦 tóu nǎo brains / mind / skull / (fig.) gist (of a matter) / leader / boss syn 任 rèn to assign / to appoint / to take up a post / office / responsibility / to let / to allow / to give free rein to / no matter (how, what etc) / classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友) syn 打断 打斷 dǎ duàn to interrupt / to break off / to break (a bone) syn 物质 物質 wù zhì matter / substance / material / materialistic / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 不论 不論 bù lùn whatever / no matter what (who, how etc) / regardless of / not to discuss syn 哪怕 nǎ pà even / even if / even though / no matter how syn 突破 tū pò to break through / to make a breakthrough / to surmount (an obstacle) / (sports) to break through the opponent's defense 小事 xiǎo shì trifle / trivial matter / CL:點|点[dian3] syn 此事 cǐ shì this matter 不要紧 不要緊 bù yào jǐn unimportant / not serious / it doesn't matter / never mind / it looks all right, but syn 摆平 擺平 bǎi píng to be fair / to be impartial / to settle (a matter etc) syn 急事 jí shì urgent matter syn 分心 fēn xīn to divert one's attention / to get distracted / (courteous) to be so good as to take care of (a matter) syn 打发 打發 dǎ fa to dispatch sb to do sth / to make sb leave / to pass (the time) / (old) to make arrangements / (old) to bestow (alms etc) syn 胡闹 胡鬧 hú nào to act willfully and make a scene / to make trouble syn 过不去 過不去 guò bu qù to make life difficult for / to embarrass / unable to make it through syn 理所当然 理所當然 lǐ suǒ dāng rán as it should be by rights (idiom) / proper and to be expected as a matter of course / inevitable and right syn 有事 yǒu shì to be occupied with sth / to have sth on one's mind / there is something the matter 罢休 罷休 bà xiū to give up / to abandon (a goal etc) / to let sth go / forget it / let the matter drop syn 许愿 許願 xǔ yuàn to make a wish / to make a vow / to promise a reward 死活 sǐ huó life or death / fate / no matter what / anyway / for the life of me syn 撞车 撞車 zhuàng chē to crash (into another car) / (fig.) (of opinions, schedules etc) to clash / (of subject matter) to be the same 酿酒 釀酒 niàng jiǔ to make a fermented drink (i.e. to brew beer, make wine etc) 碍事 礙事 ài shì to be in the way / to be a hindrance / (usu. in the negative) to be of consequence / to matter syn 笑柄 xiào bǐng a matter for ridicule / an object of ridicule / laughingstock syn 题材 題材 tí cái subject matter syn 死心 sǐ xīn to give up / to admit failure / to drop the matter / to reconcile oneself to loss / to have no more illusions about 底细 底細 dǐ xì inside information / the ins and outs of the matter / how things stand / what's up syn 旧事 舊事 jiù shì old affair / former matter syn 主流 zhǔ liú main stream (of a river) / fig. the essential point / main viewpoint of a matter / mainstream (culture etc) syn 无妨 無妨 wú fáng no harm (in doing it) / One might as well. / It won't hurt. / no matter / it's no bother syn 务 務 wù affair / business / matter / to be engaged in / to attend to / by all means syn 事项 事項 shì xiàng matter / item syn 午休 wǔ xiū noon break / lunch break / lunchtime nap 追问 追問 zhuī wèn to question closely / to investigate in detail / to examine minutely / to get to the heart of the matter syn 随口 隨口 suí kǒu (speak) without thinking the matter through syn 儿戏 兒戲 ér xì child's play / trifling matter 排泄物 排洩物 pái xiè wù excreta / waste matter (feces, urine etc) syn 权衡 權衡 quán héng to consider / to weigh (a matter) / to balance (pros and cons) syn 当务之急 當務之急 dāng wù zhī jí (idiom) top priority job / a matter of the greatest urgency 生死攸关 生死攸關 shēng sǐ yōu guān matter of life and death syn 致词 致詞 zhì cí to make a speech / to make some remarks syn 作怪 zuò guài (of a ghost) to make strange things happen / to act up / to act behind the scenes / to make mischief / odd / to misbehave (euphemism for having sex) syn 要事 yào shì important matter syn 鸡毛蒜皮 雞毛蒜皮 jī máo suàn pí lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom) / fig. trivial (matter) syn 高低 gāo dī height / level / (music) pitch / relative superiority / propriety / discretion (usu. in the negative, e.g. 不知高低[bu4zhi1 gao1di1]) / no matter what / just / simply (will not ..., must ... etc) / at long last syn 处分 處分 chǔ fèn to discipline sb / to punish / disciplinary action / to deal with (a matter) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 小节 小節 xiǎo jié a minor matter / trivia / bar (music) syn 攻破 gōng pò to make a breakthrough / to break through / to breach (military) syn 自问 自問 zì wèn to ask oneself / to search one's soul / to reach a conclusion after weighing a matter syn 实物 實物 shí wù material object / concrete object / original object / in kind / object for practical use / definite thing / reality / matter (physics) syn 任凭 任憑 rèn píng no matter what / despite / to allow (sb to act arbitrarily) syn 突围 突圍 tū wéi to break a siege / to break out of an enclosure syn 不了了之 bù liǎo liǎo zhī to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled / to end up with nothing definite syn 决裂 決裂 jué liè to rupture / to burst open / to break / to break off relations with / a rupture 实事 實事 shí shì fact / actual thing / practical matter syn 着落 著落 zhuó luò whereabouts / place to settle / reliable source (of funds etc) / (of responsibility for a matter) to rest with sb / settlement / solution syn 发迹 發跡 fā jì to make one's mark / to go up in the world / to make one's fortune syn 生死存亡 shēng sǐ cún wáng matter of life and death syn 异物 異物 yì wù rarity / rare delicacy / foreign matter / alien body / the dead / ghost / monstrosity / alien life-form syn 了事 liǎo shì to dispose of a matter / to be done with it syn 就事论事 就事論事 jiù shì lùn shì to discuss sth on its own merits / to judge the matter as it stands 有机物 有機物 yǒu jī wù organic substance / organic matter 千钧一发 千鈞一髮 qiān jūn yī fà a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom) / imminent peril / a matter of life or death syn 胶质 膠質 jiāo zhì colloid / gelatinous matter 绝交 絕交 jué jiāo to break off relations / to break with sb syn 非同小可 fēi tóng xiǎo kě extremely important / no small matter syn 诸事 諸事 zhū shì everything / every matter syn 粉尘 粉塵 fěn chén dust / airborne powder / solid particulate matter 补过 補過 bǔ guò to make up for an earlier mistake / to make amends 找齐 找齊 zhǎo qí to make uniform / to even up / to make good a deficiency syn 天经地义 天經地義 tiān jīng dì yì lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom) / fig. right and proper / right and unalterable / a matter of course syn 脑髓 腦髓 nǎo suǐ brain tissue / gray matter / brain / medulla syn 做文章 zuò wén zhāng to make an issue of sth / to fuss / to make a song and dance 突显 突顯 tū xiǎn conspicuous / to make sth stand out / make sth prominent syn 寻根 尋根 xún gēn to seek one's roots / to get to the bottom of a matter 接洽 jiē qià to discuss a matter with sb / to get in touch with / to arrange syn 破格 pò gé to break the rule / to make an exception syn 事不宜迟 事不宜遲 shì bù yí chí the matter should not be delayed / there's no time to lose syn 