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世
shì
Main
English Definitionlife; age; generation; era; world; lifetime; epoch; descendant; noble; (Chinese surname)
Simplified Script世
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinshì
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)sai3
Part of Speech(名) noun
Proficiency Test LevelTOCFL=6

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Words With Same Head Word    
世界shìjièworld
世纪shìjìcentury
世间shìjiānworld; earth
世事shìshìaffairs of life; things of the world
世代shìdàifor many generations; generation; era; age
Words With Same Tail Word    
去世qùshìto pass away; to die
过世guòshìto die; to pass away
逝世shìshìto pass away; to die
入世rùshìto engage with secular society; to involve oneself in human affairs; to join the WTO (abbr. for 加入世界贸易组织)
问世wènshìto be published; to come out
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