事件

shìjiàn

noun HSK 3 #1,083

Measure Word

一起事件 qǐ

Meanings

1 incident
2 event

Characters

Examples

这是一个重要的历史事件。

Zhè shì yí gè zhòngyào de lìshǐ shìjiàn.

This is an important historical event.

这个事件引起了大家的关注。

Zhège shìjiàn yǐnqǐ le dàjiā de guānzhù.

This incident attracted everyone's attention.

Tips

usage

事件 often has a serious or noteworthy connotation. For casual events/activities, use 活动 (huódòng) instead.

Stroke Order

事 shì

件 jiàn