世纪 shìjì century
How to remember 世纪: 世 world + 纪 discipline = century.
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How it is used
- A century - 二十一世纪 (èrshíyī shìjì) the 21st century.
- 世 (era) + 纪 (period); used for numbered centuries and figuratively for a long era.
- Note the ordering: '21st century' is 二十一世纪, no 第 needed here.
Example sentences
- 他生于19世纪。 Tā shēngyú 19shìjì.He was born in the 19th century.
- 一百年被叫做一个世纪。 Yìbǎinián bèi jiàozuò yígè shìjì.A hundred years is called a century.
- 人类已经进入21世纪。 Rénlèi yǐjing jìnrù èrshíyī shìjì.Mankind has entered the twenty first century.