shì

world; era; age

HSK 3 #181

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 181st character
Radical ⼀ (1.4)
Strokes 5
Index # 206

Definitions

世 shì
  1. 1. world
  2. 2. era
  3. 3. age
  4. 4. generation
  5. 5. lifetime
  6. 6. life
  7. 7. epoch
  8. 8. descendant
  9. 9. surname Shi
  10. 10. noble

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Words containing 世

Word Meaning
alone in the world (idiom)
the world in the large; macrocosm
the world in the large; macrocosm
the objective world (as opposed to empirical observation)
the objective world (as opposed to empirical observation)
to be of humble origin (idiom)
previous life
(law) absolute rights; erga omnes rights
(law) absolute rights; erga omnes rights
of this world
of this world
prosperous era under Kangxi and Qianlong
later generations
Xu Shichang, early Republic of China leader
the microscopic world; microcosm
Les Misérables; miserable world
Les Misérables; very miserable world
to be cynical; to be embittered
practice medicine or pharmacy to help the people or public
practice medicine or pharmacy to help the people or public
Dai Mingshi (1653-1713), early Qing writer
peerless talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit
peerless talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit
to pass away; to die