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Definition
- matter
- thing
- item
- work
- affair
Related words (378)
undertaking; project; activity; (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause; publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation; career; occupation
thing (just like 事, with a little Northern "r" rolled in); business; matter (that needs to be settled); affair
affair; things (abstract, plural); matter (object of discussion); thing (abstract); business
main content; matter; work; origin of an incident; cause; purpose; subject (of business letter)
the Seven Duties of a sovereign, namely: offering sacrifice 祭祀, giving audience 朝覲|朝觐, administering jointly 會同|会同, receiving guests 賓客|宾客, running army 軍旅|军旅, attending to farm work 田役, mourning ceremonial 喪荒|丧荒
personnel; human resources; HR; human affairs; ways of the world; (euphemism) sexuality; the facts of life
lucky item (poster, envelope etc) made from red paper, used especially at Chinese New Year, also written 利是
to hold audience; to advise on state affairs; to administer state affairs; audience hall; to listen in
announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website); to post information; a notice
great event; major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); important matter; major issue; overall situation; (do sth) in a big way
(of a plane, ship etc) to have an accident (plane crash, shipwreck, vehicle collision etc); to mess things up
good action; good deed; good (thing or work , also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed"); charity; happy occasion; Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead
defensive structure; military fortifications; (Tw) construction works; civil engineering works
sth else; a separate matter; not the same thing; with different jobs (not colleagues); a remarkable thing; sth special; an odd thing; sth strange or incomprehensible
to perform one's job; attendant; job; duties; (respectful appellation for the addressee) you; your Excellency; (Church) deacon
ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character indicating an idea, such as up and down; also known as self-explanatory character
current trends; current events; current affairs; the present situation; how things are going
to have something to do; to be occupied with something; to have something on one's mind; there is something the matter
it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind; no problem; it's not important; to be all right (out of danger or trouble); to have nothing to do; to be free; to have spare time; free from work; unemployed; to have no responsibility
affair; matter; thing; business; articles; goods; materials; thing; stuff; person (derog.)
(usu used in the negative) to be of importance or to matter; to be in the way; to be a hindrance
to flaunt a skill; to give display to one's ability; to show off a feat; to vaunt one's tricks
to take seriously (often with negative expression: "don't take it too seriously"); to treat conscientiously
ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character indicating an idea, such as up and down; also known as self-explanatory character
it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind; no problem; it's not important; it's nothing (it's ok); to be all right (out of danger or trouble); to have nothing to do; to be free; to have spare time; free from work; unemployed; to have no responsibility
to meddle; to be a "nosy Parker"; to be too inquisitive about other people's business
to do official business according to the official principles (i.e. without involving private interests)
public utility; state-run enterprise; public foundation or enterprise, often charitable
wish you the best!; (may all your) wishes come true; to have one's wishes come true; all the best
what's the matter?; what's going on?; how could that be?; how did that come about?; what's it all about?
major turning point (of lifelong import - esp. marriage); great event in one's life (usually referring to marriage)
the coup of 12th Mar 1927, an attempt by Chiang Kai-shek to suppress the communists; called 反革命政变|反革命政變 or 慘案|惨案 in PRC literature
mass incident (PRC term for incidents of social unrest, including rioting, melees and petition campaigns)
sub-district office; neighborhood official; an official who works with local residents to report to higher government authorities
military demarcation line MDL; refers to Korean demilitarized zone DMZ
Proverbs (1)
even an honest and upright official will have difficulty resolving a family dispute (proverb)
Idioms (52)
half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results; a stitch in time saves nine
(lit.) the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort; With effort, one can achieve anything.
(lit.) things are not separated according to their size (idiom); (fig.) to deal with any matter, regardless of its importance
to have all one's wishes (idiom); best wishes; all the best; may all your hopes be fulfilled
to get things done relying on others (idiom); with a little help from his friends
to seek truth from facts (idiom); to (be) realistic and down-to-earth; to do things in a down-to-earth manner; to give due consideration to facts; to be practical and realistic
to prophesy with supernatural accuracy (idiom); to have an incredible foresight
to make a show of being very much in earnest (idiom); to act as if one is taking things very seriously
to treat people according to their rank and one's relationship with them (idiom)
see the opportunity and act (idiom); to act according to circumstances; to play it by ear; to use one's discretion
to eat without working (idiom); to take one's pay and not care about the rest
a really determined person will find a solution (idiom); Where there's a will, there's a way (idiom); A willful person always has their way; A person who has a settled purpose will surely succeed; Everything comes to those who want; Nothing is impossible to a willing mind
daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it (idiom); a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions; the buck stops here
(lit.) One doesn't visit a temple without a cause. (idiom); (fig.) to visit sb with an ulterior motive (esp. to ask for sth); having a hidden agenda
it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom); the less complications the better
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