回事
huíshìTraditional: 回事
#1313 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
matter, what is going on
Word origin
A combination of the measure word 回 (huí, time, occurrence) with 事 (shì, matter), used almost always after 怎么 to ask what is going on. The character 回 depicts a swirl or return.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 回 (huí, occurrence) + 事 (shì, matter)
Stroke order
回
事
Examples
？
What is going on here?
。
I do not know what this is all about.
。
That is an entirely different matter.
？
Can you tell me what is going on?
。
Saying and doing are two different things.
回事 (huí shì) means matter or affair, most often in asking what is going on. It is used after 怎么 to question a situation.
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