此事

cǐshì

noun HSK 6 #4,837

Meanings

This matter - a formal way to refer to the issue at hand.

HSK 4

关于此事，我有话要说。

Guānyú cǐshì, wǒ yǒu huà yàoshuō.

Regarding this matter, I have something to say.

HSK 4

此事必须尽快解决。

Cǐshì bìxū jǐnkuài jiějué.

This matter must be resolved as soon as possible.

HSK 7-9

此事不宜公开。

Cǐshì bùyí gōngkāi.

This matter should not be made public.

usage

此事 is formal/written. In spoken Chinese, you'd say 这件事. 此 is the literary equivalent of 这.

此 cǐ

事 shì