糗事 (qiǔshì) · embarrassing incident, gaffe

Meanings

1 embarrassing incident
2 gaffe

Characters

糗

Examples

HSK 3

他给我们讲了很多小时候的糗事。

Tā gěi wǒmen jiǎng le hěnduō xiǎoshíhou de qiǔshì.

He told us lots of embarrassing stories from his childhood.

HSK 5

第一次约会就把饮料洒在她身上，这件糗事我到现在都忘不了。

Dìyī cì yuēhuì jiù bǎ yǐnliào sǎ zài tā shēnshang, zhè jiàn qiǔshì wǒ dào xiànzài dōu wàngbuliǎo.

I spilled my drink on her on our first date, and I still can't forget it.

Tips

usage

Colloquial. 糗 'embarrassing' is common in speech and online on its own as well: 出糗 'to make a fool of oneself', 好糗 'so embarrassing'.

In Pop Culture

糗事百科 Qiǔshì Bǎikē

Qiushibaike

Humor site launched in 2005 where users posted short embarrassing and funny stories; one of the most popular joke apps of the 2010s.

Stroke Order

糗 qiǔ

事 shì

Related Words

糗 qiǔ #9,234

embarrassing / embarrassment / humiliating moment

事件 shìjiàn HSK 5 #1,083

incident / event

突发公共卫生事件 tūfā gōnggòng wèishēng shìjiàn

sudden public health incident / public health emergency

涉事 shèshì

to be involved (in an incident) / involved in the matter

出糗 chūqiǔ

to make a fool of oneself / to embarrass oneself / to have something embarrassing happen

事发 shìfā #9,330

(of an incident) to occur; to take place / to be discovered; to come to light

平安无事 píng'ān-wúshì #9,683

safe and sound; without incident / all is well; nothing has gone wrong

办事 bànshì HSK 4 #5,021

to handle affairs; to get things done / to work; to take care of business

事务 shìwù HSK 6 #4,898

affairs; business matters / work; routine tasks

此事 cǐshì #4,837

this matter; this affair; this issue