找事 zhǎo shì ㄓㄠˇ ㄕˋ zaau2 si6
- to look for employment
- to pick a quarrel
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More words with these characters
找
- 寻找 尋找 xún zhǎo ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄓㄠˇ cam4 zaau2 to seek; to look for
- 找出 zhǎo chū ㄓㄠˇ ㄔㄨ zaau2 ceot1 to find
- 找到 zhǎo dào ㄓㄠˇ ㄉㄠˋ zaau2 dou3 to find
- 找寻 找尋 zhǎo xún ㄓㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄣˊ zaau2 cam4 to look for
- 找钱 找錢 zhǎo qián ㄓㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ zaau2 cin2 to give change
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- 查找 chá zhǎo ㄔㄚˊ ㄓㄠˇ caa4 zaau2 to search for
- 找回 zhǎo huí ㄓㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊ zaau2 wui4 to retrieve
- 找平 zhǎo píng ㄓㄠˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ zaau2 ping4 to level (ground)
- 找抽 zhǎo chōu ㄓㄠˇ ㄔㄡ zaau2 cau1 (coll.) to look for trouble
- 找死 zhǎo sǐ ㄓㄠˇ ㄙˇ zaau2 sei2 to court death; to take a big risk
- 找碴 zhǎo chá ㄓㄠˇ ㄔㄚˊ zaau2 zaa1 variant of 找茬
- 找茬 zhǎo chá ㄓㄠˇ ㄔㄚˊ zaau2 caa4 to pick fault with
- 找着 找著 zhǎo zháo ㄓㄠˇ ㄓㄠˊ zaau2 zoek6 to find
- 找补 找補 zhǎo bu ㄓㄠˇ ˙ㄅㄨ zaau2 bou2 to compensate
- 找见 找見 zhǎo jiàn ㄓㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ zaau2 gin3 to find (sth one has been looking for)
- 找赎 找贖 zhǎo shú ㄓㄠˇ ㄕㄨˊ zaau2 suk6 (dialect) to give change
- 找辙 找轍 zhǎo zhé ㄓㄠˇ ㄓㄜˊ zaau2 cit3 to look for a pretext
- 找遍 zhǎo biàn ㄓㄠˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ zaau2 pin3 to search everywhere
- 找零 zhǎo líng ㄓㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ zaau2 ling4 to give change (after a cash transaction)
- 找头 找頭 zhǎo tou ㄓㄠˇ ˙ㄊㄡ zaau2 tau4 change (from money paid)
事
- 世事 shì shì ㄕˋ ㄕˋ sai3 si6 affairs of life
- 事件 shì jiàn ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ si6 gin2 incident; event
- 事先 shì xiān ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄢ si6 sin1 in advance
- 事务 事務 shì wù ㄕˋ ㄨˋ si6 mou6 (political, economic etc) affairs
- 事宜 shì yí ㄕˋ ㄧˊ si6 ji4 matters
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- 事实 事實 shì shí ㄕˋ ㄕˊ si6 sat6 fact
- 事后 事後 shì hòu ㄕˋ ㄏㄡˋ si6 hau6 after the event
- 事情 shì qing ㄕˋ ˙ㄑㄧㄥ si6 cing4 affair; matter; thing; business
- 事态 事態 shì tài ㄕˋ ㄊㄞˋ si6 taai3 situation
- 事故 shì gù ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ si6 gu3 accident
- 事业 事業 shì yè ㄕˋ ㄧㄝˋ si6 jip6 undertaking
- 事物 shì wù ㄕˋ ㄨˋ si6 mat6 thing; object
- 事变 事變 shì biàn ㄕˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ si6 bin3 incident
- 事迹 事蹟 shì jì ㄕˋ ㄐㄧˋ notable deeds; exploits
- 事项 事項 shì xiàng ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ si6 hong6 matter
- 人事 rén shì ㄖㄣˊ ㄕˋ jan4 si6 personnel
- 做事 zuò shì ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ zou6 si6 to work
- 公事 gōng shì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕˋ gung1 si6 work-related matters
- 出事 chū shì ㄔㄨ ㄕˋ ceot1 si6 to have an accident
- 刑事 xíng shì ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ jing4 si6 criminal; penal
Idioms with these characters
- 骑驴找驴 騎驢找驢 qí lǘ zhǎo lǘ ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄩˊ ㄓㄠˇ ㄌㄩˊ ke4 lou4 zaau2 lou4 lit. to search for the mule while riding on it (idiom)
- 骑驴找马 騎驢找馬 qí lǘ zhǎo mǎ ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄩˊ ㄓㄠˇ ㄇㄚˇ ke4 lou4 zaau2 maa5 (idiom) (coll.) to continue in an unsatisfactory job (or romantic relationship etc) while actively looking for a better one
- 骑马找马 騎馬找馬 qí mǎ zhǎo mǎ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄓㄠˇ ㄇㄚˇ ke4 maa5 zaau2 maa5 (idiom) (coll.) to continue in an unsatisfactory job (or romantic relationship etc) while actively looking for a better one
- 百事无成 百事無成 bǎi shì wú chéng ㄅㄞˇ ㄕˋ ㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ baak3 si6 mou4 sing4 to have accomplished nothing (idiom)
- 兵家常事 bīng jiā cháng shì ㄅㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄤˊ ㄕˋ bing1 gaa1 soeng4 si6 commonplace in military operations (idiom)
- 不明事理 bù míng shì lǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˇ bat1 ming4 si6 lei5 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
Show 7 more idioms with 事
- 东窗事发 東窗事發 dōng chuāng shì fā ㄉㄨㄥ ㄔㄨㄤ ㄕˋ ㄈㄚ dung1 coeng1 si6 faat3 (of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom)
- 咄咄怪事 duō duō guài shì ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄕˋ cyut3 cyut3 gwaai3 si6 (idiom) extraordinary occurrence; bizarre event
- 多事之秋 duō shì zhī qiū ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕˋ ㄓ ㄑㄧㄡ do1 si6 zi1 cau1 (idiom) troubled times; eventful period
- 风流韵事 風流韻事 fēng liú yùn shì ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄩㄣˋ ㄕˋ fung1 lau4 wan6 si6 poetic and passionate (idiom); romance
- 敷衍了事 fū yǎn liǎo shì ㄈㄨ ㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄕˋ fu1 hin2 liu5 si6 (idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions
- 感情用事 gǎn qíng yòng shì ㄍㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄥˋ ㄕˋ gam2 cing4 jung6 si6 to act impetuously (idiom); on an impulse
- 公事公办 公事公辦 gōng shì gōng bàn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄢˋ gung1 si6 gung1 baan6 to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom)
Example sentences
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别 別 找事 ， 汤姆 湯姆 。
Stop looking for problems, Tom.
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