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

五世 wǔ shì the fifth (of series of numbered kings)
微观世界 wēi guān shì jiè microcosm; the microscopic world
混世魔王 hùn shì mó wáng devil incarnate (idiom); fiend in human form
万世 wàn shì all ages
阳世 yáng shì world of the living
三个世界 sān ge shì jiè the Three Worlds (as proposed by Mao Zedong), i.e. the superpowers (USA and USSR), other wealthy countries (UK, France, Japan etc), and the developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America
三個世界 sān ge shì jiè the Three Worlds (as proposed by Mao Zedong), i.e. the superpowers (USA and USSR), other wealthy countries (UK, France, Japan etc), and the developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America
三千大千世界 sān qiān dà qiān shì jiè cosmos (Buddhism)
上新世 shàng xīn shì Pliocene (geological epoch from 5m-2m years ago)
不谙世故 bù ān shì gù unworldly; unsophisticated
不諳世故 bù ān shì gù unworldly; unsophisticated
世上无难事，只怕有心人 shì shàng wú nán shì ， zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom); persistence will overcome
世上無難事，只怕有心人 shì shàng wú nán shì ， zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom); persistence will overcome
世代交替 shì dài jiāo tì alternation of generations
世代相傳 shì dài xiāng chuán passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
世伯 shì bó uncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father); old friend
世务 shì wù worldly affairs
世務 shì wù worldly affairs
世博 shì bó abbr. for 世界博覽會|世界博览会[Shi4 jie4 Bo2 lan3 hui4], World Expo
世博會 shì bó huì World Exposition; abbr. for 世界博覽會|世界博览会[Shi4 jie4 Bo2 lan3 hui4], World Expo
世外桃花源 shì wài táo huā yuán see 桃花源[tao2 hua1 yuan2]
世子 shì zǐ crown prince; heir of a noble house
世宗大王 shì zōng dà wáng 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
世尊 shì zūn World Honored One; Revered One of the World (Buddha)
世態 shì tài the ways of the world; social behavior
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