Definition
找事 is a verb-object compound with two distinct meanings. For job-seeking, it's a colloquial equivalent of 找工作 and can be separated: 找了一份事 ('found a job'). For picking a quarrel, it means to deliberately create conflict, often used with 故意 or as 找茬.
v
to look for workto find a job (colloquial)to deliberately pick a quarrelto cause trouble
Examples
- 。Tā zhǎo le yí fèn hěn qīngxián de shì.He found a very easy job.
- 找事。Tā zuìjìn zhèngzài zhǎo shì.He's currently looking for a job.
- 找事，。Nǐ bié gùyì zhǎo shì, hǎohǎo shuōhuà.Don't pick a quarrel deliberately; speak properly.
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