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谙事

ān shì

2-character word Traditional 諳事

What 谙事 means

1. (often used in the negative in describing a young person) to have an understanding of things
2. to know how the world works

The characters in 谙事

• 谙ānto be versed in; to know well
• 事shìmatter; thing; item

Sounds the same

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

• 安适quiet and comfortable
• 安士(Hong Kong; loanword) ounce

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