某事

mǒushì

noun

Meanings

1 something
2 a certain matter

Characters

a certain; some

Examples

HSK 5

如果你对某事感兴趣，就会主动去了解它。

Rúguǒ nǐ duì mǒushì gǎn xìngqù, jiù huì zhǔdòng qù liǎojiě tā.

If you're interested in something, you'll go out of your way to learn about it.

HSK 6

他好像在为某事发愁。

Tā hǎoxiàng zài wèi mǒushì fāchóu.

He seems to be worried about something.

Tips

usage

某 'a certain' leaves the thing unnamed: 某人 someone, 某地 somewhere, 某事 something. It is common in news reports that withhold details and in grammar patterns such as 做某事 'to do something'. Speech prefers 什么事 or 一件事.

Stroke Order

某 mǒu

事 shì