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[怎麼回事] zěnmehuíshì what's the matter?
what's going on?
how could that be?
how did that come about?
what's it all about?

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Word Compounds


        zěnme, [怎麼]/[怎麽], how?/what?/why?, variant of 怎麼|怎么[zěn me]
        zěnmeyàng, [怎麼樣], how?/how about?/how was it?/how are things?
        zěnyàng, [怎樣], how/what kind
        zěnmebàn, [怎麼辦], what's to be done
        zěn, how
        bùguǎnzěnyàng, [不管怎樣], in any case/no matter what
        zěnmezhāo, [怎麼著], what?/how?/how about?/whatever/also pr. [zěn me zhe]
        bùzěnme, [不怎麼], not very/not particularly
        zěnmedéliǎo, [怎麼得了], how can this be?/what's to be done?/what an awful mess!

        shénme, [什麼], what?/something/anything
        zěnme, [怎麼]/[怎麽], how?/what?/why?, variant of 怎麼|怎么[zěn me]
        wèishénme, [為什麼], why?/for what reason?
        zhème, [這麼], so much/this much/how much?/this way/like this
        nàme, [那麼], like that/in that way/or so/so/so very much/about/in that case
        má/ma/me, [麼]/[麽], exclamatory final particle, interrogative final particle, suffix, used to form i...
        zěnmeyàng, [怎麼樣], how?/how about?/how was it?/how are things?
        méishénme, [沒什麼], nothing/it doesn't matter/it's nothing/never mind
        zěnmebàn, [怎麼辦], what's to be done
        gànshénme, [幹什麼], what are you doing?/what's he up to?
        shénmeyàng, [什麼樣], what kind?/what sort?/what appearance?
        duōme, [多麼], how (wonderful etc)/what (a great idea etc)/however (difficult it may be etc)/(i...
        yàome, [要麼], or/either one or the other
        shénmede, [什麼的], and so on/and what not
        zěnmezhāo, [怎麼著], what?/how?/how about?/whatever/also pr. [zěn me zhe]
        bùzěnme, [不怎麼], not very/not particularly
        
        zhèmezhe, [這麼著], thus/in this way/like this
        
        zhèmeyàng, [這麼樣], thus/in this way
        
        
        
        
        
        
        zěnmedéliǎo, [怎麼得了], how can this be?/what's to be done?/what an awful mess!
        
        

        huí, [迴]/[逥], to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to revolve/Hui ethnic gr...
        huílai, [回來], to return/to come back
        huíjiā, to return home
        huíqu, to return/to go back
        huídào, to return to
        huídá, to reply/to answer/the answer/CL:個|个[gè]
        huítóu, [回頭], to turn round/to turn one's head/later/by and by
        huíyì, [回憶], to recall/memories/CL:個|个[gè]
        huíbào, [回報], (in) return/reciprocation/payback/retaliation/to report back/to reciprocate
        zhǎohuí, to retrieve
        shōuhuí, to regain/to retake/to take back/to withdraw/to revoke
        huígù, [回顧], to look back/to review
        fǎnhuí, to return to/to come (or go) back
        huíguī, [回歸], to return to/to retreat/regression (statistics)
        huífù, [回復], to reply/to recover/to return (to a previous condition)/Re: in reply to (email)
        huíyìng, [回應], to respond/response
        huíjiàn, [回見], See you later!
        huíhé, one of a sequence of contests (or subdivisions of a contest) between the same tw...
        huíxiǎng, to recall/to recollect/to think back
        huíbì, [迴避], variant of 迴避|回避[huí bì], to shun/to avoid (sb)/to skirt/to evade (an issue)/to ...
        
        wǎnhuí, to retrieve/to redeem
        láihuí, [來回], to make a round trip/return journey/back and forth/to and fro/repeatedly
        huíshōu, to recycle/to reclaim/to retrieve/to recover/to recall (a defective product)
        xúnhuí, [巡迴], to go around/to roam/to tour
        bóhuí, [駁回], to reject/to turn down/to overrule
        huídiàn, [回電], to reply to a telegram/to wire back
        qǔhuí, to retrieve
        chèhuí, to recall/to revoke/to retract
        huíxìn, to reply/to write back/letter written in reply/CL:封[fēng]
        
        xúnhuíyǎnchū, [巡迴演出], (theater etc) to tour/to be on tour/to give itinerant performances
        huíhuà, [回話], to reply
        qǐsǐhuíshēng, to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery
退         tuìhuí, to return (an item)/to send back/to go back
        zhàohuí, to recall (a product, an ambassador etc)
        huíchē, [回車], enter (computer key)
        huíguó, [回國], to return to one's home country
        huíyīn, echo/reply/turn (ornament in music)
        shúhuí, [贖回], to redeem
        dàihuí, [帶回], to bring back
        lúnhuí, [輪回]/[輪迴], variant of 輪迴|轮回[lún huí], to reincarnate/reincarnation (Buddhism)/(of the seaso...
        huíshēng, [回聲], echo
        huíshǒu, to turn around/to look back/to recollect
        xiàhuí, next chapter/next time
        huíxuán, [迴旋], to cycle around/cyclotron/slalom, to turn around/maneuvering room/leeway
        huíyìlù, [回憶錄], memoir
        huíjī, [回擊], to fight back/to return fire/to counterattack
        duóhuí, [奪回], to take back (forcibly)/to recapture/to win back
        huíchéng, return trip
        huíjué, [回絕], to rebuff/to refuse/to turn down
        huíjìng, to return a compliment/to give sth in return
        
        
        huíwèi, to reflect on/to ponder over/aftertaste
        huíxiǎng, [回響]/[迴響], variant of 迴響|回响[huí xiǎng], to echo/to reverberate/to respond/echo/response/rea...
        yūhuí, [迂迴], roundabout route/circuitous/tortuous/to outflank/indirect/roundabout
        huísù, to recall/to look back upon
        huítóulù, [回頭路], the road back to where one came from
        chuánhuí, [傳回], to send back
        huílù, to return/circuit (e.g. electric)/loop
        liǎnghuíshì, [兩回事], two quite different things/two unrelated matters
        huíkòu, brokerage/a commission paid to a middleman/euphemism for a bribe/a kickback
        huízhuǎn, [回轉]/[迴轉], to rotate/to turn round/slalom, to revolve/to rotate/rotation
        
        huídàng, [迴盪], to resound/to reverberate/to echo
        huílǐ, [回禮], to return a greeting/to send a gift in return
        shànghuí, last time/the previous time
        zhéhuí, to turn back/to retrace one's steps
        
        
        
        huílǎojiā, to go back to one's roots/to return to one's native place/by ext. to join one's ...
        wúkěwǎnhuí, [無可挽回], irrevocable/the die is cast
        huíxíngzhēn, [回形針], paper clip
        huíshēng, to rise again after a fall/to pick up/rally (stock market etc)
        Huíjiào, Islam
        
        tánhuí, [彈回], to rebound
        bānhuí, to pull back/to regain (one's dignity etc)/to recover from (an adverse situation...
        
        fēnghuílùzhuǎn, [峰回路轉], the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom)/(of a mountain road) twist...
        
        
        yǒuqùwúhuí, [有去無回], gone forever (idiom)
        zǒuhuítóulù, [走回頭路], to turn back/to backtrack/(fig.) to revert to the former way of doing things
        huínuǎn, (of the weather) to warm up again
        huíchūn, return of spring
        miàoshǒuhuíchūn, magical hands bring the dying back to life (idiom); miracle cure/brilliant docto...
        huítóukè, [回頭客], repeat customer
        
        huíliú, to flow back/reflux/circumfluence/refluence/backward flow/returning flow (e.g. o...
        huíwèiwúqióng, [回味無窮], leaving a rich aftertaste/(fig.) memorable/lingering in memory
        huíyóu, variant of 洄游[huí yóu]
        huímóu, to glance back/to look back/retrospective
        huílóng, [回籠], to steam again/to rewarm food in a bamboo steamer/to withdraw currency from circ...
        huígùzhǎn, [回顧展], retrospective (exhibition)
        huíláng, [迴廊], winding corridor/cloister/ambulatory (covered walkway around a cloister)
        
        
        huítiānfáshù, [回天乏術], unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)/to fail to save the situation
        
        huítiáo, [回條], receipt/note acknowledging receipt
        huízhí, [回執], receipt (written acknowledgement of receipt of an item)
        huímǎqiāng, [回馬槍], sudden thrust (that catches the opponent off guard)
        zhuīhuí, to recover (sth lost or stolen)/to get back
        huíhán, a reply (in writing)
        huíwén, palindrome
        huíhuǒ, to temper (iron)/to flare back/flareback (in a gas burner)/(of an engine) to bac...
        
        
        huítiānwúlì, [回天無力], unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)/to fail to save the situation
        
        huíqǐng, [回請], to return an invitation
        
线         Běihuíguīxiàn, [北回歸線], Tropic of Cancer
        
        huítiě, to reply to an invitation/(Internet) to post a comment on a forum topic
线         Nánhuíguīxiàn, [南回歸線], Tropic of Capricorn
访         huífǎng, [回訪], (pay a) return visit
        dàngqìhuícháng, [蕩氣回腸], heart-rending (drama, music, poem etc)/deeply moving
        
        huídān, [回單], receipt
        
        huícháo, to become moist again/to revive (usually of sth bad)/resurgence
线         huíguīxiàn, [回歸線], tropic/one of the two latitude lines, Tropic of Capricorn or Tropic of Cancer
        huíluò, to fall back/to return to low level after a rise (in water level, price etc)
        huífǎn, to return/to go back/to come back
        
        
        huílú, [回爐], to melt down/to remelt (metals)/fig. to acquire new education/to bake again
        
        
        huíchējiàn, [回車鍵], carriage return
        huíchángdàngqì, [回腸盪氣], soul-stirring (of drama, poem or artwork)/heart-rending/deeply moving
        
        
        huíbō, echo (e.g. radar)/returning wave
        huírào, [回繞], winding
        
        
西         
        dìhuí, [遞迴], see 遞歸|递归[dì guī]
        
        
        
        
        huílìqiú, jai alai/cesta punta (sports)/ball used in this sport
        Lónghuí, Longhui county in Shaoyang 邵陽|邵阳[Shào yáng], Hunan
        
        
        
        

        shì, matter/thing/item/work/affair/CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng],回[huí]
        shìqing, affair/matter/thing/business/CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng]
        gùshì/gùshi, old practice/CL:個|个[gè], narrative/story/tale
        shìshíshàng, [事實上], in fact/in reality/actually/as a matter of fact/de facto/ipso facto
        shìshí, [事實], fact/CL:個|个[gè]
        shìr, [事兒], one's employment/business/matter that needs to be settled/(northern dialect) (of...
        shìjiàn, event/happening/incident/CL:個|个[gè]
        hǎoshì/hàoshì, good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed")/charity...
        shìyè, [事業], undertaking/project/activity/(charitable, political or revolutionary) cause/publ...
        shìgù, accident/CL:樁|桩[zhuāng],起[qǐ],次[cì]
        tóngshì, colleague/co-worker/CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
        méishìr, [沒事兒], to have spare time/free from work/it's not important/it's nothing/never mind
        méishì, [沒事], it's not important/it's nothing/never mind/to have nothing to do/to be free/to b...
        huàishì, [壞事], bad thing/misdeed/to ruin things
        dàshì, major event/major political event (war or change of regime)/major social event (...
        dāngshìrén, [當事人], persons involved or implicated/party (to an affair)
        shìwùsuǒ, [事務所], office/firm
        shìwù, thing/object/CL:個|个[gè]
        chūshì, to have an accident/to meet with a mishap
        xíngshì, to execute/to handle/behavior/action/conduct
        jūnshì, [軍事], military affairs/military matters/military
        shìxiān, in advance/before the event/beforehand/prior
        běnshì/běnshi, source material/original story, ability/skill
        xiǎoshì, trifle/trivial matter/CL:點|点[diǎn]
        dǒngshìhuì, [董事會], board of directors
        
        gòngshì, to work together
        zuòshì, to work/to handle matters/to have a job
        cóngshì, [從事], to go for/to engage in/to undertake/to deal with/to handle/to do
        
        shìwù, [事務], (political, economic etc) affairs/work/transaction (as in a computer database)
        bànshì, [辦事], to handle (affairs)/to work
        
        
        xíngshì, criminal/penal
        gōngshì, work-related matters/documents
        chǔnshì, folly
        zhèngshì, one's proper business
        sīshì, personal matters
        wǎngshì, past events/former happenings
        shìtài, [事態], situation/existing state of affairs
        guǎnxiánshì, [管閒事], to meddle/to be a "nosy Parker"/to be too inquisitive about other people's busin...
        guàishì, strange thing/curious occurrence
        wànshì, [萬事], all things
        yǒushì, to be occupied with sth/to have sth on one's mind/there is something the matter
        chàshì/chāishi, poor/not up to standard, errand/assignment/job/commission/CL:件[jiàn]/see also 差使...
        mínshì, civil case/agricultural affairs/civil
        wúsuǒshìshì, [無所事事], to have nothing to do/to idle one's time away (idiom)
        shìhòu, [事後], after the event/in hindsight/in retrospect
        duōguǎnxiánshì, [多管閒事], meddling in other people's business
        fánshì, everything
        xīnshì, a load on one's mind/worry/CL:宗[zōng],樁|桩[zhuāng]
        shànshì, good deeds
        
        shīshì, (of a plane, ship etc) to have an accident (plane crash, shipwreck, vehicle coll...
        
        píngānwúshì, [平安無事], safe and sound (idiom)
        shìshì, affairs of life/things of the world
        lǐngshìguǎn, [領事館], consulate
        zhàoshì, to cause an accident/to be responsible for an incident/to provoke a disturbance
        rénshì, personnel/human resources/human affairs/ways of the world/(euphemism) sexuality/...
        dǒngshì, sensible/thoughtful/intelligent
        shìjì, [事跡], deed/past achievement/important event of the past
        shìshì, everything
        gǎnqíngyòngshì, to act impetuously (idiom); on an impulse
        àishì, [礙事], (usu used in the negative) to be of importance or to matter/to be in the way/to ...
        bùxǐngrénshì, to lose consciousness/unconscious/in a coma
        
        suǒshì, [瑣事], trifle
        shìyí, matters/arrangements
        lìxínggōngshì, routine business/usual practice/mere formality
        rěshì, to cause trouble
        chǔshì, [處事], to handle affairs/to deal with
        yīshìwúchéng, [一事無成], to have achieved nothing/to be a total failure/to get nowhere
        liǎngmǎshì, [兩碼事], two quite different things/another kettle of fish
        wújìyúshì, [無濟於事], to no avail/of no use
        dǒngshì, board member
        nàoshì, [鬧事], to cause trouble/to create a disturbance
        jūnshìjīdì, [軍事基地], military base
        jiùshì, [舊事], old affair/former matter
        bànshìchù, [辦事處], office/agency
        
        jìshìběn, [記事本], notebook/paper notepad/laptop computer
        sàishì, [賽事], competition (e.g. sporting)
        lǐshìhuì, [理事會], council
        
        jìshì, [記事], to keep a record of events/record/to start to form memories (after one's infancy...
        
        shìqián, in advance/before the event
        ruòwúqíshì, [若無其事], as if nothing had happened (idiom); calmly/nonchalantly
        yúshìwúbǔ, [於事無補], unhelpful/useless
        zhìshēnshìwài, not to get involved/to stay out of it
        jūnshìfǎtíng, [軍事法庭], court-martial/military tribunal
        jiāshì, family matters/domestic affairs/housework
        yùnshì, [韻事], poetic occasion/elegant situation/in literature, the cue for a poem
        shìxiàng, [事項], matter/item
        qùshì, entertaining anecdote/interesting story or incident
        
        chǒushì, [醜事], scandal
        lǐngshì, [領事], consul
        
        qǐshì, [啟事], announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website)/to post infor...
        shìguān, [事關], to concern/on (some topic)/about/concerning/to have importance for
        hūnshì, wedding/marriage/CL:門|门[mén],樁|桩[zhuāng]
        yàoshì, important matter
        xiánshì, [閑事], other people's business
        
        
        zhànshì, [戰事], war/hostilities/fighting
        dǒngshìzhǎng, [董事長], chairman of the board/chairman
        yìshì, [軼事], variant of 逸事[yì shì]
        shìduān, disturbance/incident
        
        gōngshìgōngbàn, [公事公辦], to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom)
        shìyǔyuànwéi, [事與願違], things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)
        hòushì, [後事], future events/and what happened next... (in fiction)/funeral arrangements
        zhǎoshì, to look for employment/to pick a quarrel
        wànshìtōng, [萬事通], jack-of-all-trades/know-it-all
        xīnxiǎngshìchéng, to have one's wishes come true/wish you the best!
        shěngshì/xǐngshì, to simplify matters/to save trouble, to handle administrative work
        shíshì, [時事], current trends/the present situation/how things are going
        xiāngānwúshì, [相安無事], to live together in harmony
        liǎnghuíshì, [兩回事], two quite different things/two unrelated matters
        rénshìbù, personnel office/human resources (HR)
        gànshi, [幹事], administrator/executive secretary
        
        
        
        shìyèyǒuchéng, [事業有成], to be successful in business/professional success
        fèishì, [費事], troublesome/to take a lot of trouble to do sth
        yìshì, [議事], to discuss official business
        BǎishìKělè, [百事可樂], Pepsi
        shíshì, [實事], fact/actual thing/practical matter
        shèngshì, grand occasion
        wànshìdàjí, [萬事大吉], everything is fine (idiom); all is well with the world
        záshì, [雜事], miscellaneous tasks/various chores
        
        zhēnrénzhēnshì, genuine people and true events
        liǎoshì, to dispose of a matter/to be done with it
        jiùshìlùnshì, [就事論事], to discuss sth on its own merits/to judge the matter as it stands
        xǐshì, happy occasion/wedding
        shìlǐ, reason/logic
        lǐshì, member of council
        xìngshì, sth fortunate/a lucky chance
        fángshì, sexual intercourse/to make love
        
        duōshì, meddlesome/eventful
        xùshì, [敘事], narrative
        shìwújùxì, [事無巨細], lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom)/fig. to deal with ...
        hǎishì, maritime affairs/accident at sea
        
        
        pàshì, timid/to be afraid of getting involved/to be afraid of getting into trouble
        zhūshì, [諸事], everything/every matter
        fǎshì, religious ceremony/ritual
        wànshìrúyì, [萬事如意], to have all one's wishes (idiom)/best wishes/all the best/may all your hopes be ...
        zhàoshìzhě, offender/culprit
        xíngshìfànzuì, criminal offense
        rěshìshēngfēi, variant of 惹是生非[rě shì shēng fēi]
        sāngshì, [喪事], funeral arrangements
        yìqìyòngshì, [意氣用事], to let emotions affect one's decisions
        
        shíshìqiúshì, [實事求是], to seek truth from facts (idiom)/to be practical and realistic
        
        shìlì, example/exemplar/typical case
        
        zīshì, to cause trouble/to provoke a dispute
        shìbùguānjǐ, [事不關己], a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)
        
        yǒuzhìzhěshìjìngchéng, a really determined person will find a solution (idiom); where there's a will, t...
        fūyǎnliǎoshì, to skimp/to work half-heartedly/not to bother
        lǐshìzhǎng, [理事長], director general
        shìbàngōngbèi, half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and lea...
        
簿         jìshìbù, [記事簿], a memo book (recording events)
        qíngshì, circumstances/facts (of a case)/case/feelings/love affair
        
        yìshì, anecdote/lost or apocryphal story about famous person
        gōngshì, defensive structure/military fortifications/(Tw) construction works/civil engine...
        shìbùguòsān, [事不過三], a thing should not be attempted more than three times (idiom)/don't repeat the s...
        dāngshì/dàngshì, [當事], to be in charge/to be confronted (with a matter)/involved (in some matter), to c...
        chuīshì, cooking
        wúshìshēngfēi, [無事生非], to make trouble out of nothing
        fángyùgōngshì, [防禦工事], fortification/defensive structure
        xīshìníngrén, [息事寧人], to keep the peace; to patch up a quarrel (idiom)
        hǎoshìduōmó, the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom)
        shìbiàn, [事變], incident/unforeseen event/events (in general)
        guóshì, [國事], affairs of the nation/politics
        shìbùyíchí, [事不宜遲], the matter should not be delayed/there's no time to lose
        shìjià, leave of absence for a personal matter
        shìbìgōngqīn, [事必躬親], to attend to everything personally
        dōngchuāngshìfā, [東窗事發], (of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom)/to come to light
        qíshì, marvel
        wàishì, foreign affairs
        
        jūnshìxué, [軍事學], military science
        
        zǒnglǐngshì, [總領事], consul general
        huòshì, [禍事], disaster/doom
        hǎorénhǎoshì, admirable people and exemplary deeds
        
        jūnshìhuà, [軍事化], militarization
        shìyóu, main content/matter/work/origin of an incident/cause/purpose/subject (of busines...
        měishì, a fine thing/a wonderful thing
        kuīxīnshì, [虧心事], shameful deed
        Lèshì/lèshì, [樂事], Lay's (brand), pleasure
        
        móushì, [謀事], to plan matters/to look for a job
        qīnshì, [親事], marriage/CL:門|门[mén]
        
        shìguòjìngqiān, [事過境遷], The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom)./It is water und...
        hànshì, a matter for regret/sth that is a (great) pity
        bǎishìtōng, knowledgeable person/know all
        zhèngshì, politics/government affairs
        zǒnglǐngshìguǎn, [總領事館], consulate general
        rénshìbùmén, [人事部門], personnel office
        
        hùnshì, to work half-heartedly/to get by in a job with the minimum effort
        wùshì, [誤事], to hold things up/to make a botch of things
        
        shìtǐ, [事體], things/affairs/decorum
        xùshìshī, [敘事詩], narrative poem
        zhèngzhòngqíshì, [鄭重其事], serious about the matter
        gùshipiàn, fictional film/feature film
        shìzàirénwéi, [事在人為], the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort...
        
        
        
        
        nóngshì, [農事], farming task
        rénshìchù, [人事處], human resources department
        zhuānshì, [專事], specialized
        shìzhǔ, victim (of a criminal)/party involved (in a dispute etc)/main instigator
        niánshìyǐgāo, old in years
        duōshìzhīqiū, troubled times/eventful period
        dāngshìzhě, [當事者], the person involved/the people holding power
        
        quēdéshì, misdeed/immoral action/wicked deed/a deliberate wrongdoing
        shìyèxīn, [事業心], devotion to one's work/professional ambition
        
        zhōngshēndàshì, [終身大事], major turning point of lifelong import (esp. marriage)
        
        
        niánshì, years of age/age
        
        zhǐshì, ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)/Chinese ch...
        jūnshìkēxué, [軍事科學], military science
        
        chuīshìyuán, [炊事員], cook/kitchen worker
        
        
        
访         guóshìfǎngwèn, [國事訪問], state visit
        
        néngshì, particular abilities/one's forte
        
        jūnshìjiā, [軍事家], military expert/general
        xíngshìfàn, a criminal
        
        shìquán, [事權], position/authority/responsibility
        dǐngshì, [頂事], useful/fitting
        duōyīshìbùrúshǎoyīshì, it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)/the less complications the bet...
        zérènshìgù, [責任事故], accident occurring due to negligence
        
        
        

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