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yǒu shì
v. (of someone) be occupied or busy, have work (to do), have something (to do or deal with)
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Simplified Chinese

Traditional Chinese

Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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rú guó ní yǒu shì de huà, jīn tiān jiù bú yào lái le .
phr. Don't come if you're busy today.
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zhí yǒu shì shí hé dào lǐ cái néng ràng rén xìn fú .
phr. Only facts and reasons can convince people.
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gōng sī hái yǒu shì, wǒ xiān gào cí le .
phr. There is still some work in the company. I must say good-bye now.
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wó yǒu shì
phr. I have something to do; I have some business to deal with
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ní yǒu shì ma
phr. What do you want? Do you have anything to do?