事 情 shì qing affair / matter / thing / business / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] 事 项 shì xiàng matter / item 物 质 wù zhì matter / substance / material / materialistic / CL:個|个[ge4] 实 物 shí wù material object / concrete object / original object / in kind / object for practical use / definite thing / reality / matter (physics) 案 子 àn zi long table / counter / (coll.) case (criminal, medical etc) / matter / project / job 事 由 shì yóu main content / matter / work / origin of an incident / cause / purpose / subject (of business letter) 碍 事 ài shì to be in the way / to be a hindrance / (usu. in the negative) to be of consequence / to matter 质 料 zhì liào material / matter 物 事 wù shì (literary) affair / matter / business / (dialect) item / thing / stuff 事 matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2] 务 affair / business / matter / to be engaged in / to attend to / by all means 关 于 guān yú pertaining to / concerning / with regard to / about / a matter of 无 论 wú lùn no matter what or how / regardless of whether... 不 管 bù guǎn not to be concerned / regardless of / no matter 没 什 么 méi shén me it doesn't matter / it's nothing / never mind / think nothing of it / it's my pleasure / you're welcome 究 竟 jiū jìng to go to the bottom of a matter / after all / when all is said and done / (in an interrogative sentence) finally / outcome / result 实 际 上 shí jì shàng in fact / in reality / as a matter of fact / in practice 事 实 上 shì shí shàng in fact / in reality / actually / as a matter of fact / de facto / ipso facto 不 论 bù lùn whatever / no matter what (who, how etc) / regardless of / not to discuss 主 流 zhǔ liú main stream (of a river) / fig. the essential point / main viewpoint of a matter / mainstream (culture etc) 此 事 cǐ shì this matter 有 事 yǒu shì to be occupied with sth / to have sth on one's mind / there is something the matter 无 所 谓 wú suǒ wèi to be indifferent / not to matter / cannot be said to be 没 关 系 it doesn't matter 哪 怕 nǎ pà even / even if / even though / no matter how 题 材 tí cái subject matter 无 论 如 何 wú lùn rú hé whatever the case / in any event / no matter what / by all possible means 小 事 xiǎo shì trifle / trivial matter / CL:點|点[dian3] 高 低 gāo dī height / level / (music) pitch / relative superiority / propriety / discretion (usu. in the negative, e.g. 不知高低[bu4zhi1 gao1di1]) / no matter what / just / simply (will not ..., must ... etc) / at long last 这 不 zhè bu (coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted) 事 儿 shì r one's employment / business / matter that needs to be settled / (northern dialect) (of a person) demanding / trying / troublesome / erhua variant of 事[shi4] / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] 怎 么 回 事 zěn me huí shì what's the matter? / what's going on? / how could that be? / how did that come about? / what's it all about? 追 问 zhuī wèn to question closely / to investigate in detail / to examine minutely / to get to the heart of the matter 不 要 紧 bù yào jǐn unimportant / not serious / it doesn't matter / never mind / it looks all right, but 理 所 当 然 lǐ suǒ dāng rán as it should be by rights (idiom) / proper and to be expected as a matter of course / inevitable and right 随 口 suí kǒu (speak) without thinking the matter through 任 凭 rèn píng no matter what / despite / to allow (sb to act arbitrarily) 死 活 sǐ huó life or death / fate / no matter what / anyway / for the life of me 实 事 shí shì fact / actual thing / practical matter 当 务 之 急 dāng wù zhī jí (idiom) top priority job / a matter of the greatest urgency 了 事 liǎo shì to dispose of a matter / to be done with it 无 妨 wú fáng no harm (in doing it) / One might as well. / It won't hurt. / no matter / it's no bother 了 了 liǎo liǎo to realize clearly / to settle a matter / to get it over with 不 管 怎 样 bù guǎn zěn yàng in any case / no matter what 罢 休 bà xiū to give up / to abandon (a goal etc) / to let sth go / forget it / let the matter drop 死 心 sǐ xīn to give up / to admit failure / to drop the matter / to reconcile oneself to loss / to have no more illusions about 急 事 jí shì urgent matter 底 细 dǐ xì inside information / the ins and outs of the matter / how things stand / what's up 摆 平 bǎi píng to be fair / to be impartial / to settle (a matter etc) 管 它 guǎn tā no matter if / regardless of / don’t worry about (it, him etc) / doesn’t matter 唯 物 主 义 wéi wù zhǔ yì materialism, philosophical doctrine that physical matter is the whole of reality 自 问 zì wèn to ask oneself / to search one's soul / to reach a conclusion after weighing a matter 异 物 yì wù rarity / rare delicacy / foreign matter / alien body / the dead / ghost / monstrosity / alien life-form 非 同 小 可 fēi tóng xiǎo kě extremely important / no small matter 小 节 xiǎo jié a minor matter / trivia / bar (music) 粉 尘 fěn chén dust / airborne powder / solid particulate matter 要 事 yào shì important matter 深 入 浅 出 shēn rù qiǎn chū to explain a complicated subject matter in simple terms (idiom) / (of language) simple and easy to understand 旧 事 jiù shì old affair / former matter 天 经 地 义 tiān jīng dì yì lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom) / fig. right and proper / right and unalterable / a matter of course 当 事 dàng shì to consider as a matter of importance / to be of importance 不 了 了 之 bù liǎo liǎo zhī to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled / to end up with nothing definite 有 机 物 yǒu jī wù organic substance / organic matter 别 管 bié guǎn no matter (who, what etc) 接 洽 jiē qià to discuss a matter with sb / to get in touch with / to arrange 千 钧 一 发 qiān jūn yī fà a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom) / imminent peril / a matter of life or death 一 步 到 位 yī bù dào wèi to settle a matter in one go 生 死 存 亡 shēng sǐ cún wáng matter of life and death 儿 戏 ér xì child's play / trifling matter 别 论 bié lùn a different matter / another story / (old) objection 自 (bound form) self / oneself / from / since / naturally / as a matter of course 寻 根 xún gēn to seek one's roots / to get to the bottom of a matter 诸 事 zhū shì everything / every matter 戏 言 xì yán joking matter / to go back on one's words 不 打 紧 bù dǎ jǐn unimportant / not serious / it doesn't matter / never mind 笑 柄 xiào bǐng a matter for ridicule / an object of ridicule / laughingstock 某 事 mǒu shì something / a certain matter 就 事 论 事 jiù shì lùn shì to discuss sth on its own merits / to judge the matter as it stands 胶 质 jiāo zhì colloid / gelatinous matter 郑 重 其 事 zhèng zhòng qí shì serious about the matter 善 罢 甘 休 shàn bà gān xiū to leave the matter at that / to be prepared to let go / to be willing to take things lying down 排 泄 物 pái xiè wù excreta / waste matter (feces, urine etc) 不 痛 不 痒 bù tòng bù yǎng lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom) / sth is wrong, but not quite sure what / fig. not getting to any matter of substance / scratching the surface / superficial / perfunctory 无 伤 大 雅 wú shāng dà yǎ (of a defect etc) to be of no great matter (idiom) / harmless 事 不 宜 迟 shì bù yí chí the matter should not be delayed / there's no time to lose 憾 事 hàn shì a matter for regret / sth that is a (great) pity 颗 粒 物 kē lì wù particulate matter (PM) 没 说 的 méi shuō de nothing to pick on / really good / nothing to discuss / settled matter / no problem 讳 莫 如 深 huì mò rú shēn important matter that must be kept secret (idiom) / don't breathe a word of it to anyone! 一 手 包 办 yī shǒu bāo bàn to take care of a matter all by oneself / to run the whole show 生 死 攸 关 shēng sǐ yōu guān matter of life and death 莫 衷 一 是 mò zhōng yī shì unable to reach a decision (idiom) / cannot agree on the right choice / no unanimous decision / still a matter of discussion 任 to assign / to appoint / to take up a post / office / responsibility / to let / to allow / to give free rein to / no matter (how, what etc) / classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友) 事 假 shì jià leave of absence for a personal matter 再 again / once more / re- / further / beyond this point of time / (before an adjective) more / then (after sth, and not until then) / no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[ye3] or 都[dou1] for emphasis) / (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则[zai4ze2], 再就是[zai4jiu4shi4] etc) / (literary) to reappear / to reoccur 话 柄 huà bǐng a pretext for gossip / a matter for derision 脑 髓 nǎo suǐ brain tissue / gray matter / brain / medulla 悬 浮 物 xuán fú wù suspended matter 仗 义 执 言 zhàng yì zhí yán to speak out for justice (idiom) / to take a stand on a matter of principle 凝 聚 态 níng jù tài condensed matter (physics) 
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