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一件事
Traditional Chinese
一件事
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
yī jiàn shì
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
yat1 gin6 si6
Short definition an affair
Usage frequency Somewhat infrequent
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All available English definitions an affairAdso icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: an affair
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: sameadso
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这是(zhèshì)
(duō) many
好的(hǎo de) good
一件事(yī jiàn shì) an affair
以至于(yǐ zhì yú) up to
我不( bù)
(tǔtù) to spit
不快(bù kuài) slow

It is such a nice thing to say that I felt the need to say it.

你能( nǐ néng)
记起来
(dedì) of
最后(zuì hòu) last
一件事(yī jiàn shì) an affair
是什么 ?
What's the last thing you remember?

这里(zhè lǐ) here
(tóu tóu) head
没有(méi yǒu) not to have
一件事(yī jiàn shì) an affair
说得(shuōde)
(tōng) open

None of this makes any sense.

如果(rú guǒ) if
你想(nǐxiǎng)
做对(zuòduì)
一件事(yī jiàn shì) an affair
有时候(yǒushíhòu) sometimes
你得( nǐ dé)
(qīnqìng) pro-
(lì) power
(qīnqìng) pro-
(wèi) for

If you want something to be done right, sometimes you've just got to do it yourself.

我想你( xiǎng nǐ) I miss you
帮我(bāng wǒ) help me
(zuò) to do
一件事(yī jiàn shì) an affair

I have a favor to ask of you.

对了(duì le) Correct
我有(wǒyǒu)
一件事(yī jiàn shì) an affair
(yào) may
告诉(gàosù) to tell
(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)

By the way, I have something to tell you.

如果(rú guǒ) if
(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
不明白(bù míngbái bù míngbai) not to understand
一件事(yī jiàn shì) an affair
那是(nà shì) indeed
因为(yīn wèi) because
(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
没有(méi yǒu) not to have
意识到(yìshídào) to recognise
它的( tā de)
背景(bèi jǐng) context

If you don't understand something, it's because you aren't aware of its context.

媒体(méi tǐ) media, esp. news media
近几个月
(zhǐ zhīzhī) only
讨论(tǎo lùn) to talk over
一件事(yī jiàn shì) an affair
经济危机(jīng jì wēi jī) economic crisis

The media has only discussed one thing in the last few months; the economic crisis.

我想(wǒxiǎng) I guess
麻烦(máfán) annoying
(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
一件事(yī jiàn shì) an affair
(ér ér) son

Could I trouble you with something?

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