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世

shì
noun #2,998

Meanings

  1. 1 world
  2. 2 generation; era
  3. 3 lifetime

Examples

世界很大。
Shìjiè hěn dà.
The world is big.
二十一世纪。
Èrshíyī shìjì.
The 21st century.
这是一生一世的事。
Zhè shì yìshēng yíshì de shì.
This is a lifelong matter.

Tips

usage
世 appears in key words: 世界 (world), 世纪 (century), 一辈子/一世 (a lifetime). It's rarely used alone in modern Chinese.

Stroke Order

世 shì

Related Words

世间 shìjiān #8,088
the world; the mortal world / in this world; among the living
世上 shìshàng #2,140
in the world / on earth
世界 shìjiè HSK 3 #301
world
人世 rénshì #10,063
the world; this world / the world of the living
世事 shìshì #9,894
affairs of the world; worldly matters / the ways of the world
世人 shìrén #6,835
people of the world / the public / common people
全世界 quánshìjiè HSK 5 #2,173
the entire world / worldwide
世纪 shìjì HSK 3 #2,099
century
世界大战 shìjièdàzhàn #10,045
world war
去世 qùshì HSK 3 #1,710
to pass away / to die
世 shì
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