How to pronounce shi qing (事情) in Chinese
Shi qing (often typed shiqing) is written 事情, pinyin shì qing. Hear 事情 (shì qing) spoken, see what it means, then record yourself for instant AI feedback on your pronunciation.
事情
shì qing
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Characters & meanings
matter; affair
feeling; emotion
Common mistake
Falling + neutral (4-0): shì falls with the buzzy retroflex vowel, then qing floats off light — giving qing a full tone makes it sound like 实情 or 事情 read character-by-character.
Tone change in this word
情 is neutral in 事情, though full qíng elsewhere (心情, 情况).
Example sentence
我今天有很多事情。
Wǒ jīntiān yǒu hěn duō shìqing.
I have a lot of things to do today.
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