(shì jì) - century in Mandarin
shìjìTraditional: 世紀
Translation
century
Word origin
A compound of 世 (shì, generation, era) and 纪 (jì, a record or period of time), meaning a span of one hundred years.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 世 (shì, era) + 纪 (jì, period)
Stroke order
世
纪
Examples
。
We live in the twenty-first century.
座桥。
This bridge is already half a century old.
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Many changes happened in the last century.
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This is the most important discovery of this century.
百。
A century has one hundred years.
世纪 (shì jì) means a century, a period of one hundred years. It is used in dating eras and in describing long-term historical change.
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