世

shì

lifetime; life, generation, from generation to generation; through generations, used in terms of address among old family friends, age; era, the world, epoch

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age; era; generation; life; lifetime; world

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age; era; generation; life; lifetime; world

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shì

n. lifetime, life; age, generation; era, world

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1)

Shi4

surname Shi

2)

shi4

life, age, generation, era, world, lifetime, epoch, descendant, noble

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世(??)

shì

名

（人的一辈子） lifetime; life:

聪明一世， 糊涂一时 clever all one's life but stupid this once; smart as a rule, but this time a fool;

今生今世 this present life;

一生一世 one's whole life; all one's life

（一代又一代） generation:

世谊 friendship spanning many generations;

四世同堂。 Four generations live under one roof.

（时代） age; era:

当今之世 at present; nowadays;

近世 modern times;

盛世 flourishing age; heyday

（世界） world:

公诸于世 make known to the world;

举世闻名 well known all over the world; world-famous

{地质} （地质年代的分期） epoch:

古新世 the Palaeocene Epoch

（姓氏） a surname:

世硕 Shi Shuo

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Ⅰ. 世|世 [Shì] ► surname Shi

Ⅱ. 世|世 [shì] ► life ► age ► generation ► era ► world ► lifetime ► epoch ► descendant ► noble