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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 有事

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
有事 yǒu shì - to be occupied with sth
- to have sth on one's mind
- there is something the matter

List Ranking for: 有事

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 8,169 5,818 3,098

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
有 yǒu- to have; there is
- (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3yi4] intentional)
事 shì- matter
- thing
- item
- work
- affair
- CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]

Other Words Containing 有事

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
有事 - - 8,169 5,818 3,098