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title: "Shiyi Meaning: 事宜 (matters) or 适宜 (suitable)?"
description: "事宜 (shìyí) means “matters; arrangements”. Not the shiyi you heard? See 适宜, 示意. Hear its tones, see what 事 and 宜 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shiyi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 事宜 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

事宜 shìyí

## matters; arrangements

## Its characters

1. 事 shì thing
2. 宜 yí suitable

## In a sentence

我们正在商量婚礼的相关事宜。 We are discussing the arrangements for the wedding.

[More about 事宜](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BA%8B%E5%AE%9C)

## Other words said shiyi

- [适宜shìyísuitable](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%80%82%E5%AE%9C)
- [示意shìyìto signal](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%A4%BA%E6%84%8F)

## More words with 事 or 宜

- [办事 bànshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banshi)
- [办事处 bànshìchù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banshichu)
- [本事 běnshi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benshi)
- [不宜 bùyí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buyi)
- [从事 cóngshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/congshi)
- [当事人 dāngshìrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangshiren)
- [董事 dǒngshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongshi)
- [董事会 dǒngshìhuì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongshihui)
- [董事长 dǒngshìzhǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongshizhang)
- [故事 gùshi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gushi)

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