无事

無事
wúshì
  1. (literary, vernacular, dialectal) to have no further business; to have nothing further to discuss
  2. to have no further business; to have nothing further to discuss

Wiktionary

Examples

无事掘小，小事掘大。

No matter how low the target, always aim higher.

Every journey begins with a single step.

Make the best of your opportunities.

When you have nothing, aim low; when you get somewhere, aim high.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

=1 无 mó used in 南无 nāmó
=1 无 wú
  1. not to have
  2. no
  3. none
  4. not
  5. to lack
  6. un-
  7. -less
=2 事 shì
  1. matter
  2. thing
  3. item
  4. work
  5. affair

classifiers: 件, 樁, 回
=2 事 zì
  1. alternative form of 倳 (zì, “to establish”)
  2. alternative form of 剚 (zì, “to stab”)

Containing this entry

安全无事 ānquánwúshì safe and sound
平安无事 píngānwúshì safe and sound (idiom)
无事不登三宝殿 wúshìbùdēngsānbǎodiàn
  1. lit. one doesn't visit a temple without a cause (idiom)
  2. fig. to visit sb with an ulterior motive (esp. to ask for sth)
无事可做 wúshìkězuò
  1. to have nothing to do
  2. to have time on one's hands
无事献殷勤，非奸即盗 wúshìxiànyīnqín,fēijiānjídào one who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions (idiom)
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