世纪

shìjì

century

noun HSK 3.0 · Band 4 trad. 世紀

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世
纪

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世
  • 世界shìjièworldB3
  • 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
纪
  • 纪录jìlùvariant of 记录 (but in Taiwan, not for the B5
  • 纪录片jìlùpiànnewsreelB5
  • 纪念jìniànto commemorateB5
  • 纪念日jìniànrìday of commemorationB5
  • 年纪niánjìageB5
  • 纪律jìlǜdisciplineB6
  • 纪念碑jìniànbēimonumentB7

See it in sentences

这是二十一世纪。

This is the twenty-first century.

这本书讲二十世纪的故事。

This book tells stories of the twentieth century.