How to say “major event” in Chinese
major event
“Major event” in Chinese is 大事, dà shì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
大事 is read dà shì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
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Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “大事”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 大事. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这可是件大事zhèkěshìjiàndàshìThis is a big deal!
- 婚姻是人生大事hūnyīnshìrénshēngdàshìMarriage is one of the big events in life.
More words from the lesson “Residents' voice”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “major event” in Chinese?
“Major event” in Chinese is 大事, pinyin dàshì.
What does 大事 mean?
大事 (dàshì) means “major event”.
How do you write 大事?
大事 is 2 characters: 大 (dà) — big; 事 (shì) — matter, affair. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 大事?
大事 is read dàshì. Tones: dà — fourth tone, shì — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“major event” in the lesson “Residents' voice”
This word is from the topic “Society and law” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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