Radical:

meaning for shì:

  • - matter
  • - thing
  • - item
  • - work
  • - affair
  • - Classifiers: 件 affair
  • - matter
  • - thing
  • - business
  • - Classifiers: 件 undertaking
  • - project
  • - activity
  • - (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause
  • - publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation
  • - career
  • - occupation
  • - Classifiers: 个 military affairs
  • - military matters
  • - militaryfact
  • - Classifiers: 个 event
  • - happening
  • - incident
  • - Classifiers: 个

wǒyǒu我有
shì
xūyào需要
qǐngjià请假
yìtiān一天

I need to take a day off for some personal matters.


zhè
jiàn
shì
dàodǐ到底
yǒu
duō
yánzhòng严重
ne

How serious is this matter, after all?


hǎoxiàng好像
duì
zhè
jiàn
shì
wúsuǒwèi无所谓

He seems indifferent to this matter.


jìrán既然
zhè
shì
héhū合乎
chángqíng常情
fǎnduì反对

Since this is a sensible thing to do, I have no objections.


duì
zhè
jiàn
shì
fùyǒu负有
zérèn责任

You are responsible for this matter.