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世纪 (shì jì) English Meaning
- century
Traditional Character: 世紀
This character forms words in:
HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to see them all.
This character forms words in:
HSK 4, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to see them all.
Corresponding Classifiers|Measure Words:
- 個|个(gè)
Sample Sentences
- 他生于19世纪。
Tā shēng yú 19 shìjì.
He was born in the 19th century. - 我们生活在21世纪。
Wǒmen shēnghuó zài 21 shìjì.
We are living in the 21st century. - 一个世纪就是一百年。
Yīgè shìjì jiùshì yībǎi nián.
A century is one hundred years. - 一百年称为一个世纪。
Yībǎi nián chēng wéi yīgè shìjì.
One hundred years is called a century. - 汤姆是十六世纪的先知。
Tāngmǔ shì shíliù shìjì de xiānzhī.
Tom was a sixteenth century prophet. - 本世纪有四次大的地震。
Běn shìjì yǒu sì cì dà dì dìzhèn.
There were four major quakes in this century.
Stroke Order & Character Components
世 (shì): life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime; epoch; descendant; noble
- 一(yī): one
- 廿(niàn): twenty (20), in a limited number of set expressions; also written using banker’s character 念
- 乚(yǐn): second, hand
纪 (jì): order; discipline; age; era; period; to chronicle
- 纟 (sī): silk
- 己 (jǐ): personal
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 世
HSK 3 Word List
- 世界(shì jiè): world; CL: 個|个(gè)
HSK 4 Word List
- 世纪(shì jì): century; CL: 個|个(gè)
HSK 5 Word List
- 去世(qù shì): to pass away; to die
HSK 6 Word List
- 举世瞩目(jǔshì zhǔmù): attract worldwide attention
- 世代(shì dài): generation; an era; accumulation of years; passing on from generation to generation
- 逝世(shì shì): to pass away; to die
- 问世(wèn shì): to be published; to come out
*CL: Classifier/Measure Word
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 纪
HSK 4 Word List
- 世纪 (shì jì): century; CL: 個|个(gè)
HSK 5 Word List
- 纪录 (jì lù): record (sports, written account); note
- 纪律 (jì lǜ): discipline
- 纪念 (jì niàn): to commemorate; to remember; CL: 個|个(gè)
- 年纪 (nián jì): year (in school, college, etc.); grade CL: 把(bǎ), 個|个(gè)
HSK 6 Word List
- 纪要 (jì yào): minutes; written summary of a meeting
*CL: Classifier/Measure Word
