回事 meaning in English
(old) to report to one's master
14 strokes
Meaning of 回事
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
huíshì
- (old) to report to one's master
回事 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
有这回事吗？
Was there such a thing?
汤姆不会把这当回事的。
Tom wouldn't take the matter seriously.
知道和行动是两回事。
Knowing and doing are two different things.
这他妈怎么回事？
What the hell happened?
对不起，我忘了作业这回事了。
I'm sorry, I forgot to do my homework.
Stroke order for each character
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回 huí · to go back · 6 strokes
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事 shì · matter · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 回事.
| 回来 | huílái | to return; to come back |
| 回家 | huí jiā | to return home |
| 回去 | huíqù | to return; to go back |
| 回到 | huídào | to return to |
| 回答 | huídá | to reply; to answer; reply; answer |
| 没事儿 | méishìr | to have spare time; free from work |
| 事情 | shìqing | affair; matter; thing; business |
| 故事 | gùshi | old practice |
| 好事 | hǎoshì | good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed"); charity |
| 同事 | tóngshì | colleague; co-worker |
| 回国 | huí guó | to return to one's home country |
| 事实 | shìshí | fact |
Questions about 回事
What does 回事 mean?
回事 (huíshì) means "(old) to report to one's master".
How do you write 回事?
回事 is made of 2 characters: 回 (6 strokes), 事 (8 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.