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(shì jì) - century in Mandarin

shì

Traditional: 世紀

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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

Stroke order for 世

Stroke order for 纪

Examples

We live in the twenty-first century.

zuòqiáo

This bridge is already half a century old.

Many changes happened in the last century.

This is the most important discovery of this century.

bǎi

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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This word is part of lesson 39.