How to say “event” in Chinese
event, incident
“Event” in Chinese is 事件, shì jiàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
事件 is read shì jiàn: 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
On the left, 亻 “person”.
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 “事件”.
More words from the lesson “News and the media”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “event” in Chinese?
“Event” in Chinese is 事件, pinyin shìjiàn.
What does 事件 mean?
事件 (shìjiàn) means “event, incident”.
How do you write 事件?
事件 is 2 characters: 事 (shì) — matter, affair; 件 (jiàn) — measure word: clothes, matters. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 事件?
事件 is read shìjiàn. Tones: shì — fourth tone, jiàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“event” in the lesson “News and the media”
This word is from the topic “The world and the news” 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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