世界 (shì jiè) — world
Definition
世界 (shìjiè) is the everyday 'world' — the whole planet, or one's own life/circle. It is concrete and countable with 个, unlike the more abstract or literary 世间 ('the human/mortal world') and 天地 ('heaven and earth'; also one's sphere of activity).
noun
world
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 世界。Tā qù le shì jiè shàng hěn duō bù tóng de guó jiā.He has been to many different countries in the world.
- 世界。Wǒ zì jǐ de xiǎo shì jiè lǐ yǒu kuài lè.There is happiness in my own little world.
- 世界世界。Wǒ xiǎng gèng shì jiè dì liǎo jiě zhè ge shì jiè.I want to learn more about this world.
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