世界

shìjiè
noun HSK 3 #301

Meanings

  1. 1 world

Examples

Shìjiè hěn dà, wǒ xiǎng qù kànkan.
The world is big, I want to go see it.
Quán shìjiè yǒu hěn duō guójiā.
There are many countries in the whole world.
Tā xiǎng huányóu shìjiè.
He wants to travel around the world.

Tips

culture
世界看看 became a famous viral quote in China from a teacher's one-line resignation letter in 2015.
culture
"世界那么看看" (The world is so big, I want to go see it) — a viral 2015 resignation letter by a teacher, became a national catchphrase about wanderlust.

Stroke Order

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