百事

bǎishì

noun #22,029

Meanings

1 all things
2 everything
3 all matters

Characters

hundred / all / many

matter / affair / thing

Examples

新年伊始，百事顺利。

Xīnnián yī shǐ, bǎishì shùnlì.

At the start of the new year, may all things go smoothly.

他退休之后，百事不管，安享晚年。

Tā tuìxiū zhīhòu, bǎishì bùguǎn, ānxiǎng wǎnnián.

After he retired, he gave up all affairs and enjoyed his old age in peace.

Tips

usage

百事 appears in many set phrases: 百事俱备 (everything is ready), 百事通 (know-it-all), 百事无成 (accomplished nothing). It is also the Chinese name for Pepsi (百事可乐, Bǎishì Kělè - literally 'a hundred things to enjoy').

Stroke Order

百 bǎi

事 shì