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万事

wàn shì

2-character word Traditional 萬事

What 万事 means

1. all things

The characters in 万事

• 万wànten thousand; a great number
• 事shìmatter; thing; item

Example sentences

• 万事开头难。
  Wàn shì kāitóu nán.
  The first step is the hardest.
• 家和万事兴。
  Harmony in the family leads to success in everything.
• 我希望万事如意。
  Wǒ xīwàng wànshìrúyì.
  I hope everything goes well.
• 可以用万事达信用卡吗？
  Do you take MasterCard?
• 万事皆在上帝的掌控之中。
  Everything is in the hands of God.
• 万事万物都在上帝掌握之中。
  All things are in the hands of God.

Words starting with 万事

• 万事通wàn shì tōngjack-of-all-trades; know-it-all
• 万事如意wàn shì rú yìto have all one's wishes (idiom); best wishes; all the best
• 万事大吉wàn shì dà jíeverything is fine (idiom); all is well with the world
• 万事得Wàn shì déMazda Motor Corporation; also known as 马自达
• 万事达Wàn shì dáMasterCard
• 万事亨通wàn shì hēng tōngeverything is going smoothly (idiom)
• 万事起头难wàn shì qǐ tóu nánthe first step is the hardest (idiom)
• 万事开头难wàn shì kāi tóu nánevery beginning is difficult (idiom); getting started is always the hardest part
• 万事俱备，只欠东风wàn shì jù bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēnglit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)…

Words containing 万事

• 家和万事兴jiā hé wàn shì xīngif the family lives in harmony all affairs will prosper (idiom)

Sounds the same

Read wàn shì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 万世all ages