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世 shì life / age / generation / era / world / lifetime / epoch / descendant / noble
Results beginning with 世
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[Shi4 jie4 Yin2 hang2]
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
世局 shì jú the situation (e.g. political) / 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[Shi4 jie4 Yun4 dong4 hui4]
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 Exposition / abbr. for 世界博覽會|世界博览会[Shi4 jie4 Bo2 lan3 hui4], World Expo
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 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] / World Uighur Congress
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)
世界发展报告  World Development Report
世界警察大会  World Police Congress
Approximate Results for 世
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 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 vulgar world (Buddhist concept) / secular world
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 to pass away / death
避世 bì shì to shun the world
厌世 yàn shì world-weary / pessimistic
普世 pǔ shì ecumenical / universal
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 (in mythology and Genesis 1-2) / the first foundational steps
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 Book of Genesis / First Book of Moses
创世论 chuàng shì lùn creationism (religion)
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 who served as Qing court painter 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 Holocene (geological period covering approx 12000 years since the last ice age)
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 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 the way of one's conduct and interaction in society (idiom)
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
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