事
儿

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The word "事儿" is formed by taking the base character "事", which means "matter" or "affair", and appending the retroflex suffix "儿" to it, a phonological alteration common in northern Mandarin dialects that creates a colloquial, informal noun without changing the core meaning.

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这事儿我们可以明天再谈。

Zhè shìr wǒmen kěyǐ míngtiān zài tán.

We can talk about this matter again tomorrow.

他最近好像有很多烦心事儿。

Tā zuìjìn hǎoxiàng yǒu hěn duō fánxīn shìr.

He seems to have a lot of worrisome things on his mind lately.

处理这种麻烦事儿需要很大耐心。

Chǔlǐ zhè zhǒng máfan shìr xūyào hěn dà nàixīn.

Dealing with this kind of troublesome matter requires a lot of patience.

她把公司里的大小事儿都安排得井井有条。

Tā bǎ gōngsī lǐ de dà xiǎo shìr dōu ānpái dé jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo.

She has arranged all matters, big and small, in the company in perfect order.

任何涉及原则性的事儿他都绝不会妥协。

Rènhé shèjí yuánzéxìng de shìr tā dōu jué bù huì tuǒxié.

He will never compromise on any matter involving principles.

Word Definition - 事儿

shì r one's employment; business; matter that needs to be settled; (northern dialect) (of a person) demanding; trying; troublesome; erhua variant of 事[shì]; CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng]

Individual Character Details

事 shì
儿 ér, r