| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 礙事 | 碍事 | ài shì | (adj) be of importance; (adj) inconvenient; obstructive |
| 安全理事會 | 安全理事会 | ān quán lǐ shì huì | the U.N. security Council |
| 百事可樂 | 百事可乐 | Bǎi shì kě lè | Pepsi |
| 擺事實講道理 | 摆事实讲道理 | bǎi shì shí jiǎng dào lǐ | present the facts and reason things out |
| 百事通 | bǎi shì tōng | knowledgeable person; know all | |
| 辦事 | 办事 | bàn shì | to handle (affairs); to work |
| 辦事處 | 办事处 | bàn shì chù | office; agency |
| 本事 | běn shì | ability; skill; source material; original story | |
| 便宜行事 | biàn yí xíng shì | act at one's discretion; act as one sees fit | |
| 不當一回事 | 不当一回事 | bú dàng yì huí shì | not regard as a matter (of any importance) |
| 不濟事 | 不济事 | bù jì shì | no good; of no use; not of any help |
| 不經一事不長一智 | 不经一事不长一智 | bù jīng yī shì bù zhǎng yī zhì | you can't gain knowledge without practice; wisdom comes from experience |
| 不可能的事 | bù kě néng de shì | impossibility | |
| 不名譽事物 | 不名誉事物 | bù míng yù shì wù | dishonor |
| 不省人事 | bù xǐng rén shì | be unconscious; be in a coma | |
| 不幸之事 | bù xìng zhī shì | mishap | |
| 慘事 | 惨事 | cǎn shì | disaster |
| 常任理事國 | 常任理事国 | cháng rèn lǐ shì guó | permanent member state (of UN Security Council) |
| 醜事 | 丑事 | chǒu shì | scandal |
| 出了事 | chū le shì | something bad happened | |
| 出事 | chū shì | have an accident; meet with a mishap | |
| 炊事員 | 炊事员 | chuī shì yuán | (n) cafeteria worker; cook |
| 蠢事 | chǔn shì | folly | |
| 從事 | 从事 | cóng shì | go for; engage in; undertake; to deal with; to handle; to do |
| 從事研究 | 从事研究 | cóng shì yán jiū | to do research; to carry out research |
| 打擊軍事力量 | 打击军事力量 | dǎ jī jūn shì lì liang | counterforce |
| 大事 | dà shì | a major event; (do something) in a big way | |
| 當事人 | 当事人 | dāng shì rén | persons involved or implicated; party (to an affair) |
| 頂事 | 顶事 | dǐng shì | useful; fitting |
| 懂事 | dǒng shì | sensible; thoughtful; intelligent | |
| 董事 | dǒng shì | board member | |
| 董事會 | 董事会 | dǒng shì huì | board of directors |
| 董事長 | 董事长 | dǒng shì zhǎng | chairman of the board; chairman |
| 多事 | duō shì | meddlesome; eventful | |
| 防毒工事 | fáng dú gōng shì | protective gas work | |
| 非軍事區 | 非军事区 | fēi jūn shì qū | DMZ; Demilitarized Zone |
| 福利事業 | 福利事业 | fú lì shì yè | (n) welfare work |
| 幹事 | 干事 | gàn shi | administrative secretary (in charge of something) |
| 工事 | gōng shì | (n) stuctures used to protect military troops; fortifications | |
| 公益事業 | 公益事业 | gōng yí shì yè | utility |
| 公用事業 | 公用事业 | gōng yòng shì yè | public utility |
| 故事 | gù shì | narrative; story; tale | |
| 國際海事組織 | 国际海事组织 | Guó jì Hǎi shì Zǔ zhī | International Maritime Organization |
| 國際刑事警察組織 | 国际刑事警察组织 | Guó jì Xíng shì Jǐng chá Zǔ zhī | International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) |
| 國民政府軍事委員會 | 国民政府军事委员会 | Guó Mín Zhèng fǔ Jūn shì Wěi yuán huì | National Military Council |
| 國事訪問 | 国事访问 | guó shì fǎng wèn | state visit |
| 國務院台灣事務辦公室 | 国务院台湾事务办公室 | Guó wù yuàn Tái wān Shì wù Bàn gōng shì | Taiwan Affairs Office |
| 海事處 | 海事处 | hǎi shì chù | Marine Department |
| 好事 | hǎo shì | (n) bad action, deed (used ironically) | |
| 核事件 | hé shì jiàn | nuclear incident | |
| 核武器事故 | hé wǔ qì shì gù | nuclear weapon accident | |
| 壞事 | 坏事 | huài shì | to ruin something; to spoil; to make things worse; bad thing; evil deed |
| 婚事 | hūn shì | wedding; marriage | |
| 既成事實 | 既成事实 | jì chéng shì shí | (n) fait accompli |
| 家事 | jiā shì | housework | |
| 緊急事件 | 紧急事件 | jǐn jí shì jiàn | emergency |
| 軍事 | 军事 | jūn shì | military affairs; military matters; military |
| 軍事部門 | 军事部门 | jūn shì bù mén | military branch |
| 軍事法庭 | 军事法庭 | jūn shì fǎ tíng | (n) court-martial; military tribunal |
| 軍事核大國 | 军事核大国 | jūn shì hé dà guó | military nuclear power |
| 軍事化 | 军事化 | jūn shì huà | militarization |
| 軍事基地 | 军事基地 | jūn shì jī dì | military base |
| 軍事機構 | 军事机构 | jūn shì jī gòu | military institution |
| 軍事科學 | 军事科学 | jūn shì kē xué | military science |
| 軍事力量 | 军事力量 | jūn shì lì liang | military strength; military force(s) |
| 軍事設施 | 军事设施 | jūn shì shè shī | military installations |
| 軍事實力 | 军事实力 | jūn shì shí lì | military strength; military power |
| 軍事威脅 | 军事威胁 | jūn shì wēi xié | military threat |
| 軍事學 | 军事学 | jūn shì xué | military science |
| 軍事演習 | 军事演习 | jūn shì yǎn xí | (n) war game; military exercise |
| 軍事援助 | 军事援助 | jūn shì yuán zhù | military aid |
| 理事 | lǐ shì | (n) councilman | |
| 理事會 | 理事会 | lǐ shì huì | council |
| 理事長 | 理事长 | lǐ shì zhǎng | (n) director general |
| 聯合國難民事務高級專員辦事處 | 联合国难民事务高级专员办事处 | Lián hé guó Nàn mín Shì wù Gāo jí Zhuān yuán Bàn shì chù | Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) |
| 聯合核事故協調中心 | 联合核事故协调中心 | lián hé hé shì gù xié tiào zhōng xīn | Joint nuclear Accident Coordinating Center (JNACC) |
| 兩耳不聞窗外事 | 两耳不闻窗外事 | liǎng ěr bù wén chuāng wài shì | to pay no attention to outside matters |
| 領事 | 领事 | lǐng shì | consul |
| 領事館 | 领事馆 | lǐng shì guǎn | consulate |
| 六四事件 | liù sì shì jiàn | Tian'anmen incident of 4th Jun 1989 | |
| 律師事務所 | 律师事务所 | lǜ shī shì wù suǒ | law firm |
| 沒事兒 | 没事儿 | méi shì er | (idiom) to be free from work; (idiom) never mind; it's nothing |
| 沒有事 | méi yǒu shì | (nothing alarming is happening) vs. you3 shi4, something bad happened | |
| 美差事 | měi chāi shì | a terrific job | |
| 民間故事 | 民间故事 | mín jiān gù shi | (n) folk story; folktale |
| 民事 | mín shì | civil case; agricultural affairs; civil | |
| 民事訴訟 | 民事诉讼 | mín shì sù sòng | (n) common pleas |
| 魔法風雲會故事 | 魔法风云会故事 | Mó fǎ Fēng yún huì gù shì | Magic: The Gathering storylines |
| 鬧事 | 闹事 | nào shì | cause trouble; create a disturbance |
| 歐盟理事會 | 欧盟理事会 | ōu méng Lǐ shì huì | Council of the European Union |
| 奇事 | qí shì | marvel | |
| 啟事 | 启事 | qǐ shì | (n) public information usually posted on a wall; an announcement; notice |
| 汽車炸彈事件 | 汽车炸弹事件 | qì chē zhà dàn shì jiàn | car bombing |
| 確有其事 | 确有其事 | què yǒu qí shì | (confirm to be) true; authentic |
| 惹事 | rě shì | (v) cause trouble | |
| 人事 | rén shì | personnel | |
| 人事部門 | 人事部门 | rén shì bù mén | personnel office |
| 人事管理 | rén shì guǎn lǐ | personal management | |
| 失事 | shī shì | (have an) accident | |
| 施事 | shī shì | (ling.) agent | |
| 時事 | 时事 | shí shì | (n) current events |
| 實事求是 | 实事求是 | shí shì qiú shì | be practical and realistic |
| 事 | shì | matter; thing; item; work; affair | |
| 事變 | 事变 | shì biàn | (n) unforseen event; incident |
| 事故 | shì gù | accident | |
| 事故照射 | shì gù zhào shè | accidental exposure | |
| 事蹟 | 事迹 | shì jī | (n) achievement |
| 事件 | shì jiàn | event; happening; incident | |
| 事件相關電位 | 事件相关电位 | shì jiàn xiāng guān diàn wèi | event-related potential |
| 事例 | shì lì | (n) example; exemplar | |
| 事情要做 | shì qíng yào zuò | thing that needs to be done | |
| 事情 | shì qing | affair; matter; thing; business | |
| 事實 | 事实 | shì shí | (the) fact (that) |
| 事實上 | 事实上 | shì shí shàng | (adv) de facto; ipso facto; virtually |
| 事態 | 事态 | shì tài | situation; existing state of affairs |
| 事務 | 事务 | shì wù | (political, economic, etc.) affairs; work |
| 事物 | shì wù | thing; object | |
| 事務所 | 事务所 | shì wù suǒ | (n) business office |
| 事先 | shì xiān | in advance; before(hand); prior | |
| 事項 | 事项 | shì xiàng | (n) matter; item |
| 事業 | 事业 | shì yè | cause; undertaking; enterprise; plant |
| 事宜 | shì yí | (make) arrangements | |
| 事與願違 | 事与愿违 | shì yǔ yuàn wéi | things don't turn out the way you want or plan |
| 事兒 | 事儿 | shìr | business; thing |
| 受事 | shòu shì | recipient | |
| 瑣事 | 琐事 | suǒ shì | trifle |
| 天安門事件 | 天安门事件 | Tiān ān mén Shì jiàn | Tiananmen Square protests |
| 通過事後 | 通过事后 | tōng guò shì hòu | off-line |
| 童話故事 | 童话故事 | tóng huà gù shì | fairy tale |
| 同事 | tóng shì | colleague; co-worker | |
| 圖雅的婚事 | 图雅的婚事 | Tú yǎ de hūn shì | Tuya's Marriage |
| 外交事務 | 外交事务 | wài jiāo shì wù | (n) foreign affairs |
| 外事 | wài shì | foreign affairs | |
| 皖南事變 | 皖南事变 | wǎn nán shì biàn | New Fourth Army Incident |
| 萬事達 | 万事达 | wàn shì dá | Master(Card) |
| 萬事達卡 | 万事达卡 | wàn shì dá kǎ | MasterCard |
| 往事 | wǎng shì | past events; former happenings | |
| 無論何事 | 无论何事 | wú lùn hé shì | anything; whatever |
| 無事生非 | 无事生非 | wú shì shēng fēi | make troublle out of nothing |
| 西安事變 | 西安事变 | Xī ān shì biàn | Xi'an Incident |
| 西線無戰事 | 西线无战事 | Xī xiàn wú zhàn shì | All Quiet on the Western Front |
| 喜事 | xǐ shì | (n) wedding; (n) happy occasion | |
| 香港軍事 | 香港军事 | Xiāng Gǎng Jūn shì | People's Liberation Army Hong Kong |
| 心事 | xīn shì | a load on one's mind; worry | |
| 刑事 | xíng shì | criminal; penal | |
| 刑事訴訟法 | 刑事诉讼法 | xíng shì sù sòng fǎ | criminal procedure |
| 敘事 | 叙事 | xù shì | narrative |
| 尋事生非 | 寻事生非 | xún shì shēng fēi | to look for trouble |
| 一切事物 | yī qiè shì wù | everything | |
| 軼事 | 轶事 | yì shì | anecdote |
| 議事亭前地 | 议事亭前地 | Yì shì tíng qián dì | Senado Square |
| 有志者事竟成 | yǒu zhì zhě shì jìng chéng | where there is a will, there is a way | |
| 戰事 | 战事 | zhàn shì | fighting |
| 肇事者 | zhào shì zhě | troublemaker | |
| 執事 | 执事 | zhí shì | deacon |
| 指事字 | zhǐ shì zì | self-explanatory characters | |
| 中華人民共和國中央軍事委員會 | 中华人民共和国中央军事委员会 | Zhōng huá Rén mín Gòng hé guó Zhōng yāng Jūn shì Wěi yuán huì | PRC Central Military Commission |
| 紫水晶號事件 | 紫水晶号事件 | Zǐ shuǐ jīng hào Shì jiàn | HMS Amethyst |
| 自殺式汽車炸彈襲擊事件 | 自杀式汽车炸弹袭击事件 | zì shā shì qì chē zhà dàn xí jī shì jiàn | suicide car bombing |
| 總幹事 | 总干事 | zǒng gàn shi | Director General |
| 總領事 | 总领事 | zǒng lǐng shì | (n) consul general |
| 總領事館 | 总领事馆 | zǒng lǐng shì guǎn | (n) consulate general |
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