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世

shì

HSK 3 Character

What 世 means

1. life
2. age
3. generation
4. era
5. world
6. lifetime
7. epoch
8. descendant
9. noble

Other readings

世 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Shìsurname Shi

Example sentences

• 讲世界语！
  Speak Esperanto!
• 世事如棋局。
  Shìshì rú qíjú.
  Life is like a game of chess.
• 54岁去世。
  He died aged 54 years.
• 你好，世界！
  Hello, world!
• 汤姆去世了。
  Tom died.
• 乱世出英雄。
  Heroes arise in troubled times.

Words starting with 世

• 世界shì jièworld
• 世纪shì jìcentury
• 世代shì dàifor many generations; generation; era
• 世界观shì jiè guānworldview; world outlook; Weltanschauung
• 世上shì shàngon earth
• 世人shì rénpeople (in general); people around the world; everyone
• 世间shì jiānworld; earth
• 世界杯Shì jiè bēiWorld Cup
• 世俗shì súprofane; secular; worldly
• 世界大战shì jiè dà zhànworld war
• 世贸Shì màoWorld Trade Organization (WTO); abbr. for 世界贸易组织
• 世事shì shìaffairs of life; things of the world
• 世纪末shì jì mòend of the century
• 世家shì jiāfamily influential for generations; aristocratic family
• 世道shì dàothe ways of the world; the morals of the time
• 世界语Shì jiè yǔEsperanto
• 世界级shì jiè jíworld-class
• 世面shì miànthe wider world; diverse aspects of society
• 世故shì gusophisticated; worldly-wise
• 世界银行Shì jiè Yín hángWorld Bank
• 世世代代shì shì dài dàifor many generations
• 世袭shì xísuccession; inheritance; hereditary
• 世博会Shì bó huìWorld Expo (abbr. for 世界博览会
• 世锦赛shì jǐn sàiworld championship

Words containing 世

• 去世qù shìto pass away; to die
• 逝世shì shìto pass away; to die
• 问世wèn shìto be published; to come out
• 举世闻名jǔ shì wén míngworld-famous (idiom)
• 举世瞩目jǔ shì zhǔ mùto receive worldwide attention
• 全世界quán shì jièworldwide; entire world
• 人世rén shìthe world; this world; the world of the living
• 一世yī shìgeneration; period of 30 years; one's whole lifetime
• 前世qián shìprevious life; former incarnation
• 在世zài shìto be alive
• 中世纪zhōng shì jìmedieval; Middle Ages
• 出世chū shìto be born; to come into being; to withdraw from worldly affairs
• 过世guò shìto die; to pass away
• 身世shēn shìone's life experience; one's lot; one's past history
• 后世hòu shìlater generations
• 人世间rén shì jiānthe secular world
• 入世rù shìto engage with secular society; to involve oneself in human affairs…
• 尘世chén shì(religion) this mortal life; the mundane world
• 盛世shèng shìa flourishing period; period of prosperity; a golden age
• 袁世凯Yuán Shì kǎiYuan Shikai (1859-1916), senior general of late Qing, subsequently warlord and…
• 来世lái shìafterlife; next life
• 处世chǔ shìto conduct oneself in society
• 乱世luàn shìthe world in chaos; troubled times; (in Buddhism) the mortal world
• 内心世界nèi xīn shì jiè(one's) inner world

Characters that look like 世

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 动dòng(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace
• 设shèto set up; to put in place; (math) given; suppose; if
• 老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of…
• 母mǔmother; elderly female relative; origin
• 曲qǔtune; song
• 讳huìto avoid mentioning; taboo word; name of deceased emperor or superior

Sounds the same

Read shì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 是to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true…
• 事matter; thing; item
• 视(literary, or bound form) to look at
• 室room; work unit; grave
• 市market; city; municipality (administrative unit)
• 试to test; to try; experiment
• 式type; form; pattern
• 示to show; to reveal
• 适to fit; suitable; proper
• 士member of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old); bachelor
• 释to explain; to release; Buddha (abbr. for 释迦牟尼
• 柿persimmon