"世" • Chinese-English Dictionary
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| 世 |  shì | life / age / generation / era / world / lifetime / epoch / descendant / noble |   | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 世界 | shì jiè | world / CL:個|个[ge4] | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世纪 | shì jì | century / CL:個|个[ge4] | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世上 | shì shàng | on earth | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世间 | shì jiān | world / earth | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世人 | shì rén | people (in general) / people around the world / everyone | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世家 | shì jiā | family influential for generations / aristocratic family | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世贸 | Shì mào | World Trade Organization (WTO) / abbr. for 世界貿易組織|世界贸易组织 | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世俗 | shì sú | profane / secular / worldly | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世事 | shì shì | affairs of life / things of the world | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世代 | shì dài | for many generations / generation / era / age | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世道 | shì dào | the ways of the world / the morals of the time | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世面 | shì miàn | the wider world / diverse aspects of society | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世尊 | shì zūn | World Honored One / Revered One of the World (Buddha) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世故 | shì gu | sophisticated / worldly-wise | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世故 | shì gù | the ways of the world | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世世 | shì shì | from age to age | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世卫 | Shì wèi | World Health Organization (WHO) (abbr. for 世界衛生組織|世界卫生组织[Shi4 jie4 Wei4 sheng1 Zu3 zhi1]) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世博 | Shì bó | abbr. for 世界博覽會|世界博览会[Shi4 jie4 Bo2 lan3 hui4], World Expo | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世情 | shì qíng | worldly affairs / the ways of the world | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世行 | Shì háng | World Bank (abbr. for 世界銀行|世界银行[Shi4jie4 Yin2hang2]) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世袭 | shì xí | succession / inheritance / hereditary | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世子 | shì zǐ | crown prince / heir of a noble house | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世宗 | Shì zōng | Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Joseon or Chosun dynasty, in whose reign the hangeul alphabet was invented | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世态 | shì tài | the ways of the world / social behavior | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世交 | shì jiāo | (long time) friend of the family | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世仇 | shì chóu | feud | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世系 | shì xì | lineage / genealogy / family tree | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世风 | shì fēng | public morals | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世伯 | shì bó | uncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father) / old friend | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世爵 | Shì jué | Spyker | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世银 | Shì - Yín | World Bank (abbr. for 世界銀行|世界银行[Shi4jie4 Yin2hang2]) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世局 | shì jú | the world situation / the state of the world | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世禄 | shì lù | hereditary benefits such as rank and wealth | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世母 | shì mǔ | wife of father's elder brother (old) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世涛 | shì tāo | stout (beer) (loanword) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世务 | shì wù | worldly affairs | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世相 | shì xiàng | the ways of the world | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世银 | Shì Yín | World Bank / abbr. for 世界銀行|世界银行[Shi4 jie4 Yin2 hang2] | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世运 | Shì Yùn | World Games (abbr. for 世界運動會|世界运动会[Shi4jie4 Yun4dong4hui4]) / (old) (Tw, HK) Olympic Games | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世职 | shì zhí | hereditary office | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世胄 | shì zhòu | hereditary house / noble or official family | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 世足 | Shì zú | World Cup (soccer) (Tw) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 世界上 | shì jiè shàng | (of the) world | |
| 世界杯 | Shì jiè bēi | World Cup | |
| 世界级 | shì jiè jí | world-class | |
| 世界观 | shì jiè guān | worldview / world outlook / Weltanschauung | |
| 世锦赛 | shì jǐn sài | world championship | |
| 世纪末 | shì jì mò | end of the century | |
| 世博会 | Shì bó huì | World Expo (abbr. for 世界博覽會|世界博览会[Shi4 jie4 Bo2 lan3 hui4]) | |
| 世界报 | Shì jiè Bào | the name of various newspapers, notably Le Monde (France), El Mundo (Spain) and Die Welt (Germany) | |
| 世界语 | Shì jiè yǔ | Esperanto | |
| 世隔绝 | shì gé jué | isolated from the world / disconnected | |
| 世维会 | Shì Wéi huì | World Uighur Congress (abbr. for 世界維吾爾代表大會|世界维吾尔代表大会[Shi4 jie4 Wei2 wu2 er3 Dai4 biao3 Da4 hui4]) | |
| 世界各地 | shì jiè gè dì | all over the world / everywhere / in all parts of the world | |
| 世界大战 | shì jiè dà zhàn | world war | |
| 世界经济 | shì jiè jīng jì | global economy / world economy | |
| 世界第一 | shì jiè dì yī | ranked number one in the world / the world's first | |
| 世贸组织 | Shì mào Zǔ zhī | WTO (World Trade Organization) | |
| 世界贸易 | shì jiè mào yì | world trade / global trade | |
| 世界纪录 | shì jiè jì lù | world record | |
| 世外桃源 | shì wài táo yuán | see 桃花源[tao2 hua1 yuan2] | |
| 世界银行 | Shì jiè Yín háng | World Bank | |
| 世界和平 | shì jiè hé píng | world peace | |
| 世界知名 | shì jiè zhī míng | world famous | |
| 世界地图 | shì jiè dì tú | world map | |
| 世说新语 | Shì shuō Xīn yǔ | A New Account of the Tales of the World, collection of anecdotes, conversations, remarks etc of historic personalities, compiled and edited by Liu Yiqing 劉義慶|刘义庆[Liu2 Yi4 qing4] | |
| 世代交替 | shì dài jiāo tì | alternation of generations | |
| 世风日下 | shì fēng rì xià | public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiom) | |
| 世态炎凉 | shì tài yán liáng | the hypocrisy of the world (idiom) | |
| 世界开发 | World development | | |
| 世界女性 | Womankind Worldwide | | |
| 世界纪事 | World Chronicle | | |
| 世代相传 | shì dài xiāng chuán | passed on from generation to generation (idiom) / to hand down | |
| 世界变暖 | shì jiè biàn nuǎn | global warming | |
| 世界妇女 | shì jiè fù rǔ | The World's Women | |
| 世界海洋 | shì jiè hǎi yáng | world ocean | |
| 世界警察 | shì jiè jǐng chá | policeman of the world | |
| 世界记忆 | shì jiè jì yì | Memory of the World | |
| 世界绿化 | shì jiè lu:4 huà | greening of the world | |
| 世界末日 | shì jiè mò rì | end of the world | |
| 世界模式 | shì jiè mú shì | World Model | |
| 世界强国 | shì jiè qiáng guó | world power | |
| 世界日报 | Shì jiè Rì bào | World Journal, US newspaper | |
| 世界水日 | shì jiè shuǐ rì | World Day for Water / World Water Day | |
| 世界水周 | shì jiè shuǐ zhōu | World Water Week | |
| 世界闻名 | shì jiè wén míng | world famous | |
| 世界屋脊 | shì jiè wū jǐ | the roof of the world (usually refers to Tibet or Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原[Qing1 Zang4 gao1 yuan2]) | |
| 世界最大 | shì jiè zuì dà | world's largest / world's biggest | |
| 世纪末年 | shì jì mò nián | final years of the century | |
| 世禄之家 | shì lù zhī jiā | family with hereditary emoluments | |
| 世贸大厦 | Shì mào Dà shà | World Trade Center | |
| 世世代代 | shì shì dài dài | for many generations | |
| 世通公司 | shì tōng gōng sī | MCI | |
| 世卫组织 | Shì wèi Zǔ zhī | World Health Organization (WHO) (abbr. for 世界衛生組織|世界卫生组织[Shi4 jie4 Wei4 sheng1 Zu3 zhi1]) | |
| 世袭罔替 | shì xí - wǎng tì | (of a position or title) to be passed down unaltered through generations within a family | |
| 世袭之争 | shì xí zhī zhēng | succession struggle / dispute over inheritance | |
| 世宗大王 | Shì zōng Dà wáng | Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Joseon or Chosun dynasty, in whose reign the hangeul alphabet was invented | |
| 世界博览会 | Shì jiè Bó lǎn huì | World Expo / abbr. to 世博[Shi4 bo2] | |
| 世界粮食奖 | World Food Prize | | |
| 世界难民年 | World Refugee Year | | |
| 世界难民日 | World Refugee Day | | |
| 世界核协会 | World Nuclear Association | | |
| 世界水大会 | World Water Congress | | |
| 世界空间周 | World Space Week | | |
| 世界语言图 | World Linguistic Atlas | | |
| 世界数字图 | Digital Chart of the World | | |
| 世界和平周 | World Week of Peace | | |
| 世界航空图 | World Aeronautical Chart | | |
| 世界感恩日 | World Gratitude Day | | |
| 世界公民会 | Planetary Citizens | | |
| 世界人居日 | World Habitat Day | | |
| 世界麻风周 | World Leprosy Week | | |
| 世界思想日 | World Thinking Day | | |
| 世界宗教日 | World Religion Day | | |
| 世界结核日 | World Tuberculosis Day | | |
| 世界总产值 | gross world product | | |
| 世界麻风节 | World Leprosy Day | | |
| 世界人口年 | World Population Year | | |
| 世界气象日 | World Meteorological Day | | |
| 世界电视日 | World Television Day | | |
| 世界教师日 | World Teachers' Day | | |
| 世界通信年 | World Communications Year | | |
| 世界种子年 | World Seed Year | | |
| 世界成矿图 | shì jiè chéng kuàng tú | Metallogenic Map of the World | |
| 世界的语言 | shì jiè de yǔ yán | world language | |
| 世界海洋日 | shì jiè hǎi yáng rì | World Oceans Day | |
| 世界核大学 | shì jiè hé dài xué | World Nuclear University | |
| 世界候鸟日 | shì jiè hòu niǎo rì | World Migratory Bird Day | |
| 世界环境日 | shì jiè huán jìng rì | World Environment Day | |
| 世界戒烟日 | shì jiè jiè yān rì | World No Tobacco Day | |
| 世界粮食日 | shì jiè liáng shí rì | World Food Day | |
| 世界粮食署 | shì jiè liáng shi shǔ | World food program (United Nations aid agency) | |
| 世界旅游日 | shì jiè lu:3 yóu rì | World Tourism Day | |
| 世界人口日 | shì jiè rén kǒu rì | World Population Day | |
| 世界水论坛 | shì jiè shuǐ lùn tán | World Water Forum | |
| 世界水组织 | shì jiè shuǐ zǔ zhī | World Water Organization | |
| 世界统计日 | shì jiè tǒng jì rì | World Statistics Day | |
| 世界卫生日 | shì jiè wèi shēng rì | World Health Day | |
| 世界性问题 | shì jiè xìng wèn tí | world problematique | |
| 世界遗产奖 | shì jiè yí chǎn jiǎng | World Legacy Awards | |
| 世界邮政日 | shì jiè yóu zhèng rì | World Post Day | |
| 世界运动会 | Shì jiè Yùn dòng huì | World Games | |
| 世界哲学日 | shì jiè zhé xué rì | World Philosophy Day | |
| 世外桃花源 | shì wài táo huā yuán | see 桃花源[tao2 hua1 yuan2] | |
| 世袭君主国 | shì xí jūn zhǔ guó | hereditary monarchy | |
| 世界2000年大会 | World Congress 2000 | | |
| 世界卫生组织 | Shì jiè Wèi shēng Zǔ zhī | World Health Organization (WHO) | |
| 世界贸易组织 | Shì jiè Mào yì Zǔ zhī | World Trade Organization (WTO) | |
| 世界文化遗产 | Shì jiè Wén huà Yí chǎn | (UNESCO) World Cultural Heritage | |
| 世界气象组织 | Shì jiè Qì xiàng Zǔ zhī | World Meteorological Organization (WMO) | |
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| 传世 | chuán shì | handed down from ancient times / family heirloom | | |
| 去世 | qù shì | to pass away / to die | | |
| 问世 | wèn shì | to be published / to come out | | |
| 前世 | qián shì | previous generations / previous incarnation (Buddhism) | | |
| 一世 | yī shì | generation / period of 30 years / one's whole lifetime / lifelong / age / era / times / the whole world / the First (of numbered European kings) | | |
| 出世 | chū shì | to be born / to come into being / to withdraw from worldly affairs | | |
| 乱世 | luàn shì | the world in chaos / troubled times / (in Buddhism) the mortal world | | |
| 盛世 | shèng shì | a flourishing period / period of prosperity / a golden age | | |
| 身世 | shēn shì | one's life experience / one's lot / one's past history | | |
| 逝世 | shì shì | to pass away / to die | | |
| 转世 | zhuǎn shì | reincarnation or transmigration (Buddhism) | | |
| 人世 | rén shì | the world / this world / the world of the living | | |
| 入世 | rù shì | to engage with secular society / to involve oneself in human affairs / to join the WTO (abbr. for 加入世界貿易組織|加入世界贸易组织[jia1 ru4 Shi4 jie4 Mao4 yi4 Zu3 zhi1]) | | |
| 面世 | miàn shì | to be published (of art, literary works etc) / to come out / to take shape / to see the light of day | | |
| 后世 | hòu shì | later generations | | |
| 尘世 | chén shì | (religion) this mortal life / the mundane world | | |
| 在世 | zài shì | to be alive | | |
| 来世 | lái shì | afterlife / next life | | |
| 今世 | jīn shì | this life / this age | | |
| 处世 | chǔ shì | to conduct oneself in society | | |
| 三世 | sān shì | the Third (of numbered kings) | | |
| 过世 | guò shì | to die / to pass away | | |
| 二世 | èr shì | the Second (of numbered kings) / second generation (e.g. Chinese Americans) | | |
| 盖世 | gài shì | unrivalled / matchless | | |
| 举世 | jǔ shì | throughout the world / world ranking (e.g. first) | | |
| 家世 | jiā shì | family background | | |
| 现世 | xiàn shì | this life / to lose face / to be disgraced | | |
| 当世 | dāng shì | the present age / in office / the current office holder | | |
| 永世 | yǒng shì | eternal / forever | | |
| 旷世 | kuàng shì | incomparable / none to compare with at that time | | |
| 万世 | wàn shì | all ages | | |
| 俗世 | sú shì | the mundane world / the world of mortals | | |
| 辞世 | cí shì | to die / to depart this life (euphemism) / same as 去世 | | |
| 隔世 | gé shì | separated by a generation / a lifetime ago | | |
| 稀世 | xī shì | rare | | |
| 救世 | jiù shì | salvation | | |
| 博世 | bó shì | Bosch (surname) / Bosch, German technology company | | |
| 末世 | mò shì | last phase (of an age) | | |
| 涉世 | shè shì | to see the world / to go out into society / to gain experience | | |
| 五世 | wǔ shì | the fifth (of series of numbered kings) | | |
| 离世 | lí shì | (archaic) to live in seclusion / to pass away | | |
| 避世 | bì shì | to shun the world | | |
| 厌世 | yàn shì | world-weary / pessimistic | | |
| 普世 | pǔ shì | universal / worldwide | | |
| 浊世 | zhuó shì | the world in chaos / troubled times / the mortal world (Buddhism) | | |
| 谢世 | xiè shì | to die / to pass away | | |
| 故世 | gù shì | to die / to pass away | | |
| 弃世 | qì shì | to leave this world / to die | | |
| 阅世 | yuè shì | to see the world | | |
| 创世 | chuàng shì | the creation of the world | | |
| 浮世 | fú shì | (Buddhism) the world of the living | | |
| 降世 | jiàng shì | lit. to descend to earth (of an immortal) / to be born | | |
| 经世 | jīng shì | statecraft | | |
| 季世 | jì shì | final phase / end of a historical era | | |
| 绝世 | jué shì | unique / exceptional | | |
| 那世 | nà shì | the world of the dead | | |
| 属世 | shǔ shì | of this world | | |
| 淑世 | shū shì | to make the world a better place | | |
| 夙世 | sù shì | previous life | | |
| 宿世 | sù shì | previous life | | |
| 晚世 | wǎn shì | nowadays | | |
| 下世 | xià shì | to die / future incarnation / next life / to be born / to come into the world / future generation | | |
| 阳世 | yáng shì | world of the living | | |
| 再世 | zài shì | to be reincarnated | | |
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| 全世界 | quán shì jiè | worldwide / entire world | |
| 新世纪 | xīn shì jì | 21st century / New Century (commonly used name) | |
| 上世纪 | shàng shì jì | last century | |
| 人世间 | rén shì jiān | the secular world | |
| 中世纪 | zhōng shì jì | medieval / Middle Ages | |
| 李世民 | Lǐ Shì mín | Li Shimin, personal name of second Tang emperor Taizong 唐太宗[Tang2 Tai4 zong1] (599-649), reigned 626-649 | |
| 救世主 | Jiù shì zhǔ | the Savior (in Christianity) | |
| 观世音 | Guān shì yīn | Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara) | |
| 袁世凯 | Yuán Shì kǎi | Yuan Shikai (1859-1916), senior general of late Qing, subsequently warlord and self-proclaimed emperor of China | |
| 苏黎世 | Sū lí shì | Zurich, Switzerland | |
| 王世充 | Wáng Shì chōng | Wang Shichong (-621), general of late Sui and opponent of early Tang | |
| 半世纪 | bàn shì jì | half century | |
| 元世祖 | Yuán Shì zǔ | lit. progenitor of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), title of Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294 | |
| 徐世昌 | Xú Shì chāng | Xu Shichang (1855-1939), politician associated with the Northern Warlords, president of China in 1921 | |
| 虞世南 | Yú Shì nán | Yu Shinan (558-638), politician of Sui and early Tang periods, poet and calligrapher, one of Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang 唐初四大家[Tang2 chu1 Si4 Da4 jia1] | |
| 邓世昌 | Dèng Shì chāng | Deng Shichang (1849-1894), Qing dynasty naval specialist, founded naval dockyards and two naval colleges, died heroically in action against the Japanese | |
| 救世军 | Jiù shì jūn | Salvation Army (protestant philanthropic organization founded in London in 1865) | |
| 现世报 | xiàn shì bào | karmic retribution within one's lifetime | |
| 白垩世 | Bái è shì | Cretaceous (geological period 140-65m years ago) | |
| 创世纪 | chuàng shì jì | creation myth | |
| 创世记 | Chuàng shì jì | Genesis (first book of the Bible) | |
| 创世论 | chuàng shì lùn | creationism | |
| 戴名世 | Dài Míng shì | Dai Mingshi (1653-1713), early Qing writer | |
| 当世冠 | dāng shì guàn | the foremost person of his age / unequalled / a leading light | |
| 对世权 | duì shì quán | (law) absolute rights / erga omnes rights | |
| 凡世通 | Fán shì tōng | Firestone (Tire and Rubber Company) | |
| 浮世绘 | fú shì huì | ukiyo-e | |
| 更新世 | Gēng xīn shì | Pleistocene (geological epoch from 2m years ago, covering the most recent ice ages) | |
| 古新世 | Gǔ xīn shì | Palaeocene (geological epoch from 65m-55m years ago) | |
| 韩世昌 | Hán Shì chāng | Han Shichang (1897-1977), actor specializing in Kunqu opera 崑曲|昆曲[Kun1 qu3] | |
| 见世面 | jiàn shì miàn | to see the world / to broaden one's horizons | |
| 渐新世 | Jiàn xīn shì | Oligocene (geological epoch from 34m-24m years ago) | |
| 佳世客 | Jiā shì kè | JUSCO, Japanese chain of hypermarkets | |
| 郎世宁 | Láng shì níng | Giuseppe Castiglione (1688-1766), Jesuit missionary and artist who served as a painter in the Qing court for 50 years | |
| 李世绩 | lǐ shì jī | Li | |
| 罗世昌 | Luó Shì chāng | Luo Shichang, Qing dynasty painter | |
| 满世界 | mǎn shì jiè | everywhere / across the world | |
| 秦二世 | Qín Er4 shì | Qin Ershi (229-207 BC), second Qin emperor | |
| 全新世 | Quán xīn shì | (geology) the Holocene Epoch | |
| 上新世 | Shàng xīn shì | Pliocene (geological epoch from 5m-2m years ago) | |
| 始新世 | Shǐ xīn shì | Eocene (geological epoch from 55m-34m years ago) | |
| 现世宝 | xiàn shì bǎo | good-for-nothing / fool | |
| 新世界 | xīn shì jiè | New World | |
| 阳世间 | yáng shì jiān | the world of the living | |
| 中新世 | Zhōng xīn shì | Miocene (geological epoch from 24m-5m years ago) | |
| 佐世保 | Zuǒ shì bǎo | Sasebo, city and naval port in Nagasaki prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 魔兽世界 | Mó shòu Shì jiè | World of Warcraft (video game) | |
| 二十世纪 | èr shí shì jì | 20th century | |
| 一生一世 | yī shēng yī shì | a whole lifetime (idiom) / all my life | |
| 内心世界 | nèi xīn shì jiè | (one's) inner world | |
| 不可一世 | bù kě yī shì | to consider oneself unexcelled in the world / to be insufferably arrogant | |
| 大千世界 | dà qiān shì jiè | great wide world / marvelously diverse world / (Buddhism) cosmos (abbr. for 三千大千世界[san1 qian1 da4 qian1 shi4 jie4]) | |
| 玩世不恭 | wán shì bù gōng | to trifle without respect (idiom) / to despise worldly conventions / frivolous | |
| 第三世界 | dì sān shì jiè | Third World | |
| 与世无争 | yǔ shì wú zhēng | (idiom) to stand aloof from worldly affairs | |
| 闻名于世 | wén míng yú shì | world-famous | |
| 举世闻名 | jǔ shì wén míng | world-famous (idiom) | |
| 举世瞩目 | jǔ shì zhǔ mù | to receive worldwide attention | |
| 举世无双 | jǔ shì wú shuāng | unrivaled (idiom) / world number one / unique / unequaled | |
| 愤世嫉俗 | fèn shì jí sú | to be cynical / to be embittered | |
| 人情世故 | rén qíng shì gù | worldly wisdom / the ways of the world / to know how to get on in the world | |
| 悲惨世界 | Bēi cǎn Shì jiè | Les Misérables (1862) by Victor Hugo 維克多·雨果|维克多·雨果[Wei2 ke4 duo1 · / Yu3 guo3] | |
| 与世长辞 | yǔ shì cháng cí | to die / to depart from the world forever | |
| 流芳百世 | liú fāng bǎi shì | (of one's name, reputation etc) to be immortalized (idiom) / to leave a mark for generations to come | |
| 混世魔王 | hùn shì mó wáng | devil incarnate (idiom) / fiend in human form | |
| 公诸于世 | gōng zhū yú shì | to announce to the world (idiom) / to make public / to let everyone know | |
| 盖世太保 | Gài shì tài bǎo | Gestapo | |
| 微观世界 | wēi guān shì jiè | microcosm / the microscopic world | |
| 老于世故 | lǎo yú shì gù | experienced in the ways of the world (idiom) / worldly-wise / sophisticated | |
| 避世绝俗 | bì shì jué sú | to withdraw from society and live like a hermit (idiom) | |
| 才华盖世 | cái huá gài shì | peerless talent (idiom) / incomparable artistic merit | |
| 当世无双 | dāng shì wú shuāng | unequalled in his time | |
| 第二世界 | dì èr shì jiè | Second World (Cold War-era term referring to communist nations as a bloc) | |
| 宏观世界 | hóng guān shì jiè | macrocosm / the world in the large | |
| 花花世界 | huā huā shì jiè | the teeming world / the world of sensual pleasures | |
| 恍如隔世 | huǎng rú gé shì | like a thing of the previous generation / as if it were a lifetime ago | |
| 极乐世界 | jí lè shì jiè | paradise (mainly Buddhist) / Elysium / (Budd.) Sukhavati | |
| 惊世骇俗 | jīng shì hài sú | universally shocking / to offend the whole of society | |
| 绝世佳人 | jué shì jiā rén | a woman of unmatched beauty (idiom) | |
| 立身处世 | lì shēn chǔ shì | (idiom) the way one conducts oneself in society | |
| 欺世盗名 | qī shì dào míng | to fool the world and usurp a good name (idiom) | |
| 太平盛世 | tài píng shèng shì | peace and prosperity (idiom) | |
| 万世师表 | wàn shì shī biǎo | model teacher of every age (idiom) / eternal paragon / refers to Confucius (551-479 BC) 孔子[Kong3 zi3] | |
| 与世俯仰 | yǔ shì fǔ yǎng | to swim with the tide (idiom) | |
| 彼得一世 | Peter | | |
| 约翰叁世 | John | |
