世 shì

generation; world; era

HSK 3 #181

DEFINITIONS

  • generation
  • world
  • era
  • surname Shi
  • life
  • age
  • generation
  • era
  • world
  • lifetime
  • epoch
  • descendant
  • noble

STROKES

WORDS

世风日下 shì fēng rì xià public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiom)
入世 rù shì to engage with secular society; to involve oneself in human affairs; to join the WTO (abbr. for 加入世界貿易組織|加入世界贸易组织[jia1 ru4 Shi4 jie4 Mao4 yi4 Zu3 zhi1])
不可一世 bù kě yī shì to consider oneself unexcelled in the world; to be insufferably arrogant
与世无争 yǔ shì wú zhēng to stand aloof from worldly affairs
面世 miàn shì to be published (of art, literary works etc); to come out; to take shape; to see the light of day
世纪末 shì jì mò end of the century
世卫 shì wèi World Health Organization (WHO); abbr. for 世界衛生組織|世界卫生组织[Shi4 jie4 Wei4 sheng1 Zu3 zhi1]
恍如隔世 huǎng rú gé shì like a thing of the previous generation; as if it were a lifetime ago
花花世界 huā huā shì jiè the teeming world; the world of sensual pleasures
世世 shì shì from age to age
世情 shì qíng worldly affairs; the ways of the world
今世 jīn shì this life; this age
家世 jiā shì family background
欺世盗名 qī shì dào míng to fool the world and usurp a good name (idiom)
世态炎凉 shì tài yán liáng the hypocrisy of the world (idiom)
世系 shì xì lineage; genealogy; family tree
世贸组织 shì mào zǔ zhī WTO (World Trade Organization)
世风 shì fēng public morals
与世长辞 yǔ shì cháng cí to die; to depart from the world forever
下世 xià shì to die; future incarnation; next life; to be born; to come into the world; future generation
世宗 shì zōng Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Joseon or Chosun dynasty, in whose reign the hangeul alphabet was invented
世局 shì jú the situation (e.g. political); the state of the world
世态 shì tài the ways of the world; social behavior
世界贸易组织 shì jiè mào yì zǔ zhī World Trade Organization (WTO)
二世 èr shì the Second (of numbered kings); second generation (e.g. Chinese Americans)
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