Definitions

1. 1. incident
2. 2. unforeseen event
3. 3. events (in general)

Components

• 事 shì – matter
• 变 biàn – to change

Related Words

• 皖南事变 Wǎn nán Shì biàn – PN:New Fourth Army Incident of 1940, involving fighting between the Nationalists and Communists
• 七七事变 Qī Qī Shì biàn – PN:Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7th July 1937, regarded as the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭
• 华北事变 Huá běi Shì biàn – PN:North China Incident of October-December 1935, a Japanese attempt to set up a puppet government in north China