HSK 6 · Ideas

事迹 shìjì “deed” in Chinese

Traditional 事蹟

What 事迹 means

  1. deed
  2. achievement
  3. notable deeds
  4. exploits

How to say 事迹

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale事shì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale迹jì4th tone, falling

事迹 in a sentence

  1. 老师给我们讲了很多英雄的事迹。

    Lǎoshī gěi wǒmen jiǎng le hěn duō yīngxióng de shìjì.

    The teacher told us about many heroes’ deeds.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 她的感人事迹上了报纸。

    Tā de gǎnrén shìjì shàng le bàozhǐ.

    Her moving story made it into the newspaper.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 事迹 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 事 (shì) with each of its parts in a different colour
事shìmatter
  • 一one · yī
  • 口mouth · kǒu
  • 彐snout · jì
  • 亅hook · jué
The character 迹 (jì) with each of its parts in a different colour
迹jìtrace; mark; vestige; clue
  • 亦also · yìSound part
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part

辶 hints at the meaning (walking); 亦 (yì) hints at the sound. Compare it with jì.

How to write 事迹

事 8 strokes · 迹 9 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

事迹 (shìjì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 事迹 (shìjì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 事迹

Words with 事

事shì · matter没事méishì · it’s nothing事情shìqing · matter同事tóngshì · colleague故事gùshi · story从事cóngshì · to engage in人事rénshì · personnel军事jūnshì · military affairs事实shìshí · fact事物shìwù · thing

Words with 迹

奇迹qíjì · miracle名胜古迹míngshènggǔjì · famous sights and historic sites痕迹hénjì · trace迹象jìxiàng · sign踪迹zōngjì · trace

More words: Ideas & Concepts

生肖shēngxiào · Chinese zodiac sign声誉shēngyù · reputation神仙shénxiān · immortal是非shìfēi · right and wrong事件shìjiàn · event实力shílì · strength使命shǐmìng · mission实事求是shíshìqiúshì · to be practical and realistic

FAQs

事迹 (shìjì) means “deed” or “achievement”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it shìjì: shì with a 4th tone, then jì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 事迹 is written 事蹟. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type shiji with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 事迹 from the suggestions. Typing shiji into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
事迹 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.