事儿

事兒

shìr

noun #893

Measure Word

一件事儿 jiàn

Meanings

1 thing
2 matter
3 affair

Characters

diminutive suffix (erhua)

Examples

没事儿。

Méishìr.

It's nothing. / No problem.

你有什么事儿？

Nǐ yǒu shénme shìr?

What's the matter?

这事儿不好办。

Zhè shìr bùhǎo bàn.

This matter is hard to handle.

Tips

register

事儿 is the colloquial Beijing/northern form of 事. Adding 儿 (erhua) makes it sound casual and conversational.

usage

没事儿 is one of the most common daily expressions, meaning 'it's fine' or 'no problem'.

Stroke Order

事 shì

儿 ér