世事 meaning in English

shìshì

affairs of life; things of the world

13 strokes

Meaning of 世事

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shìshì
  1. affairs of life
  2. things of the world

世事 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

世shì事shì如rú棋qí局jú。
Life is like a game of chess.
世shì事shì变biàn幻huàn无wú常cháng,人rén不bù能néng因yīn循xún守shǒu旧jiù、一yī成chéng不bù变biàn。
Things change from time to time, and one should change with them.

Stroke order for each character

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世 shì · generation · 5 strokes

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事 shì · matter · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 世事.

没事儿méishìrto have spare time; free from work
事情shìqingaffair; matter; thing; business
故事gùshiold practice
好事hǎoshìgood action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed"); charity
同事tóngshìcolleague; co-worker
世界shìjièworld
事实shìshífact
事实上shìshíshangin fact; in reality
事件shìjiànincident; event
去世qùshìto pass away; to die
世纪shìjìcentury
事业shìyèundertaking; project

Questions about 世事

What does 世事 mean?

世事 (shìshì) means "affairs of life; things of the world".

How do you write 世事?

世事 is made of 2 characters: 世 (5 strokes), 事 (8 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.