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CHINESE CHARACTER

shì

世

世

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world; generation; life

Numbered pinyin
shi4
English meanings
world; life; generation; era; age

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    shìjiè世界hěn很dà大,wǒ我xiǎng想qù去kàn看kàn看。

    The world is big; I want to see it.

  2. 02

    tāmen他们shì世shìdài世代dài代zhù住zài在zhèlǐ这里。

    They have lived here for generations.

  3. 03

    tā他yīshēng一生yī一shì世dōu都ài爱zhe着tā她。

    He loves her for his whole life.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 世界
  • 世纪
  • 世代
  • 一生一世
  • 出世