century (n.)
HSK 4
Traditional
世紀
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
事迹 shì jì - deed; achievement (n.) | HSK 6
Phonetically similar words
实际 shí jì - reality; specific; actual (adj.) | HSK 4
时机 shí jī - opportunity; an opportune moment (n.) | HSK 6
Examples
20世纪是一个充满变革的时代。 èrshí shìjì shì yīgè chōngmǎn biàngé de shídài. - The 20th century was an era full of changes.
他们生活在同一个世纪。 tāmen shēnghuó zài tóng yīgè shìjì. - They lived in the same century.
这是一个科技发展迅猛的世纪。 zhè shì yīgè kējì fāzhǎn xùnměng de shìjì. - This is a century of rapid technological development.
这个发明改变了整个世纪。 zhège fāmíng gǎibiànle zhěnggè shìjì. - This invention changed the entire century.
在过去的一个世纪里，人类取得了巨大的进步。 zài guòqù de yīgè shìjì lǐ, rénlèi qǔdéle jùdà de jìnbù. - In the past century, mankind has made great progress.
Characters
世 shì - world, society; generation; through generations; lifetime; age, era; epoch |
纪 jì - record (same as 记); discipline; age, epoch; (geology) period |