世界

shìjiè

world

noun HSK 3.0 · Band 3

Watch it being written

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世
界

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

世
  • 世纪shìjìcenturyB4
  • 去世qùshìto pass awayB5
  • 后世hòushìlater generationsB7
  • 家世jiāshìfamily backgroundB7
  • 举世瞩目jǔshì-zhǔmùto receive worldwide attentionB7
  • 世代shìdàifor many generationsB7
  • 世故shìgùthe ways of the worldB7
界
  • 外界wàijièthe outside worldB6
  • 边界biānjièboundaryB7
  • 交界jiāojiècommon boundaryB7
  • 界jiè(bound form) boundaryB7
  • 界定jièdìngdefinitionB7
  • 界限jièxiànboundaryB7
  • 界线jièxiànlimitsB7

See it in sentences

他想去看看外面的世界。

He wants to go see the outside world.

多看书，多了解世界。

Read more books and learn more about the world.