Meaning of shì:
事
matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
Jīntiān wǒ yǒu hěn duō shìqíng yào chǔlǐ.
今天我有很多事情要处理。
I have many matters to deal with today.
Zhè jiàn shì ràng wǒ gǎndào hěn kùnhuò.
这件事让我感到很困惑。
This thing makes me feel very confused.
Wǒmen jīntiān yǒu hěn duō shì yào zuò.
我们今天有很多事要做。
We have many things to do today.
Jīntiān yǒu hěn duō zhòngyào de shìqing yào zuò.
今天有很多重要的事情要做。
There are many important things to do today.
Zhè bù shì nǐ de shìqíng.
这不是你的事情。
This is none of your business.
Jīntiān fāshēngle yī jiàn dà shì.
今天发生了一件大事。
A big event happened today.