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凡事

fán shì · fan shi

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Meaning

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  1. everything
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Three power banks

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)带(dài)了(le)三个(sāngè)充电宝(chōngdiànbǎo)？

    Why did you bring three power banks?

  2. Dengdeng

    凡事(fánshì)都(dōu)要(yào)有(yǒu)准备(zhǔnbèi)。

    You should be prepared for everything.

  3. Liangliang

    凡事(fánshì)？那(nà)你(nǐ)准备(zhǔnbèi)了(le)地图(dìtú)吗(ma)？

    Everything? Then did you prepare a map?

  4. Dengdeng

    当然(dāngrán)，手机(shǒujī)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)，纸(zhǐ)上(shàng)也(yě)有(yǒu)。

    Of course. It's on the phone and on paper.

  5. Liangliang

    太厉害了(tàilìhaile)。那(nà)你(nǐ)的(de)充电宝(chōngdiànbǎo)有(yǒu)电(diàn)吗(ma)？

    Impressive. Then do your power banks have charge?

  6. Dengdeng

    凡事(fánshì)都(dōu)有(yǒu)例外(lìwài)。三个(sāngè)都(dōu)没电(méidiàn)了(le)。

    There's an exception to everything. All three are dead.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

凡(fán)事(shì)要(yào)尽(jìn)力(lì)而(ér)为(wéi)，更(gèng)要(yào)量(liàng)力(lì)而(ér)行(xíng)。

One needs to do their best in all things, and more importantly work within their abilities.

Tatoeba: Chinese by trieuho · English by trieuho · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

凡(fán)事(shì)要(yào)预(yù)先(xiān)准(zhǔn)备(bèi)好(hǎo)。

Forewarned is forearmed.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by xtofu80 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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