事 shì

1. shì noun matter; thing; item
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In this sense 等 has a similar meaning to 事情 (ABC 'shì' n 1; Giles 1892 'shih'; Guoyu '事' n 2; Kroll 2015 '事' 1, p. 415; NCCED '事' 1; Rouzer 2007, p. 27)
2. shì verb to serve
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (ABC 'shì' v 3; NCCED '事' 4; Rouzer 2007, p. 27)
3. shì noun a government post
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 事 is has the same meaning as 事宦.
4. shì noun duty; post; work
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 事 is has the same meaning as 事务 (ABC 'shì' n 3; Guoyu '事' n 1; Kroll 2015 '事' 3, p. 415; NCCED '事' 6; Rouzer 2007, p. 27)
5. shì noun occupation
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 事 is has the same meaning as 职业 (ABC 'shì' n 3; NCCED '事' 2).
6. shì noun cause; undertaking; enterprise; achievment
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In this sense 事 is has the same meaning as 事业 (ABC 'shì' n 4).
7. shì noun an accident
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 事 is has the same meaning as 事故 or 变故 (ABC 'shì' n 2; Guoyu '事' n 3; NCCED '事' 3).
8. shì verb to attend
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 侍奉 (Guoyu '事' v 1)
9. shì noun an allusion
   Domain: Literature 文学
   Notes: In this sense 事 is has the same meaning as 典故 (Kroll 2015 '事' 4, p. 415).
10. shì noun a condition; a state; a situation
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In this sense 事 is has the same meaning as 情况. For example, For example, 实事求是 'to handle matters according to the actual situation' (CCI '实事求是'; Rouzer 2007, p. 27)
11. shì verb to engage in
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 事 is has the same meaning as 从事 (ABC 'shì' v 2; Guoyu '事' v 2; Kroll 2015 '事' 2, p. 415; NCCED '事' 5).
12. shì verb to enslave
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 插入 (Guoyu '事' v 3)
13. shì verb to pursue
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 事 is has the same meaning as 奉行.
14. shì verb to administer
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 事 is has the same meaning as 办理.
15. shì verb to appoint
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 事 is has the same meaning as 任用 (Kroll 2015 '事' 3a, p. 415)
16. shì measure word a piece
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
    Notes: In this sense 事 is has the same meaning as 件 (Kroll 2015 '事' 6, p. 415)
17. shì noun meaning; phenomena
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: artha, Pali: attha, Japanese: gi; an object in the phenomenal world (BL '事', p. 63; BCSD '事', p. 81; FGDB '事'; Kroll 2015 '事' 5, p. 415; MW 'artha'; Sharf 2017, p. 159)
18. shì noun actions; karma
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: karma, Tibetan: las (BCSD '事', p. 81; Mahāvyutpatti 'karma')

Contained in

• 眼内有尘三界小 心中无事一床宽(眼內有塵三界小 心中無事一床寬) Dust in the eye makes even the Three Realms seem small; A carefree mind sleeps always on a bed spacious and wide.
• 弘法是家务 利生为事业(弘法是家務 利生為事業) Dharma propagation is my duty; Serving people is my mission.
• 营事(營事) Director of Affairs; Karmadana; Vinaya Master; Discipline Master
• 人生百事 One Hundred Tasks of Life
• 名利看不破 道德难增长 私情放不下 事功难建立(名利看不破 道德難增長 私情放不下 事功難建立) One cannot grow morally without seeing beyond fame and gain; One cannot be accomplished without transcending personal matters.
• 用双手多做好事 以力行创造净土(用双手多做好事 以力行創造淨土) Use your hands to do more good deeds; Direct your actions to building a Pure Land.
• 佛十八事不同 avenikabuddhadharmaa
• 心安茅屋稳 性定菜根香 世事静方见 人情淡始长(心安茅屋穩 性定菜根香 世事靜方見 人情淡始長) A peaceful mind stays in an unshakable hut. A steady nature tastes delicacy in vegetable roots. A calm observer detects the unseen in this world. A bland relationship is the one to last long.
• 知事 Director of Affairs; Karmadana; Vinaya Master; Discipline Master ; to know of an affair
• 事出千巧 phenomena emerge from all the arts
• 六根妙用 眼中慈悲人缘好 耳裏善听人增慧 鼻内清爽人健康 口舌赞美人欢喜 身做好事人有益 心性有佛人成道(六根妙用 眼中慈悲人緣好 耳裏善听人增慧 鼻內清爽人健康 口舌讚美人歡喜 身做好事人有益 心性有佛人成道) Making Good Use of the Six Sensory Faculties Compassionate eyes help build good relationships. Patient ears help enhance your wisdom. A clear nose helps ensure good health. A complimenting tongue helps create joy. Beneficial deeds help bring good to others. A Buddha-like mind makes attainment possible.
• 金玉满堂 3：人间万事(金玉滿堂 3：人間萬事) A House Full of Gold and Jade- The Many Matters of Life
• 佛陀本生故事 jataka tales
• 事识(事識) discriminating consciousness; consciousness
• 见事推诿的人 必然不能成功 凡事承担的人 定会成就事业(見事推諉的人 必然不能成功 凡事承擔的人 定會成就事業) One who evades responsibilities is unlikely to succeed; One who bears responsibilities is destined to succeed.
• 多读好书使自己芳香 多说好话令别人欢喜 多做好事让社会祥和 多发好心增人间美丽(多讀好書使自己芳香 多說好話令別人歡喜 多做好事讓社會祥和 多發好心增人間美麗) Keep reading good books to keep a fragrant mind. Keep speaking good words to bring joy to others. Keep doing good deeds to maintain harmony in society. Keep thinking good thoughts to add beauty to the world.

Also contained in

小事 、 白事 、 人事 、 实事求是 、 好事 、 万事起头难 、 懂事 、 没事儿 、 军事家 、 正事 、 凡事 、 指事 、 公伤事故 、 事务所 、 肇事者 、 前事不忘，后事之师 、 交通肇事罪 、 置身事外 、 择主而事 、 轶事遗闻 、 服事 、 军事威胁 、 事后诸葛亮 、 咄咄怪事 、 慎重其事 、 事件 、 摊事儿 、 生事 、 某事 、 叙事 、 军事化 、 百事通 、 行事 、 惹事 、 肇事逃逸

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Truncated for common words

• Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 474
• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 338
• Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 264
• Scroll 35 Sarvāstivādavinaya (Shi Song Lu) 十誦律 — count: 229
• Scroll 61 Sarvāstivādavinaya (Shi Song Lu) 十誦律 — count: 192
• Scroll 2 Huayan Fajie Xuan Jing 華嚴法界玄鏡 — count: 178
• Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 165
• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 164
• Scroll 20 Sarvāstivādavinaya (Shi Song Lu) 十誦律 — count: 163
• Scroll 58 Abhidharmamahāvibhāṣaśāstra (Apidamo Dapiposha Lun) 阿毘達磨大毘婆沙論 — count: 152

Collocations

• 如此事 (如此事) 道如此事 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 7 — count: 24
• 承事 (承事) 其諸弟子不恭敬承事 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 17 — count: 9
• 事异 (事異) 此事異 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 14 — count: 8
• 礼事 (禮事) 當得供養恭敬禮事 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 8
• 等事 (等事) 如是等事 — Sutra on the Great Reliable Brahman (Da Jiangu Poluomen Jing) 大堅固婆羅門緣起經, Scroll 1 — count: 7
• 直事 (直事) 直事沙門即會聖眾 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 佛般泥洹經, Scroll 2 — count: 7
• 无数劫事 (無數劫事) 盡知過去無數劫事 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 7
• 宗事 (宗事) 汝聞跋祇國人宗事沙門 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 6
• 事供养 (事供養) 使諸弟子不復恭敬承事供養 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 17 — count: 6
• 八事 (八事) 地動八事動 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 6