世 (shì) — (bound form) generation; life; (bound form) era; epoch; century; (bound form) world
Definition
世 is a bound morpheme meaning 'world,' 'generation,' or 'era' — it almost never stands alone, appearing in compounds like 世界 (world), 世纪 (century), and 世代 (generations).
bound form
(bound form) generationlife(bound form) eraepochcentury(bound form) world
Examples
- ，。Zhè ge shì jiè hěn dà, yǒu hěn duō bù tóng de wén huà.This world is very big, with many different cultures.
- 。Èr shí shì jì yǒu hěn duō zhòng dà de fā míng.The 20th century saw many major inventions.
- 。shì Dài xiāng chuán de xí sú hěn nán gǎi biàn.Customs passed down through generations are hard to change.
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