5 strokes
5 画
shì
yī / héng
one / (horizontal stroke)
- lifetime; generation
- world; era
shì-dài
世代
n.
for generations; from generation to generation
shì-jì
世纪
n.
century
shì-jiè
世界
n.
world
shì-jiè-yǔ
世界语
n.
Esperanto
shì-miàn
世面
n.
wordly aspects of society
shì-rén
世人
n.
common people
shì-shàng
世上
n.
in the world; on earth
shì-sú
世俗
n. / adj.
common customs / worldly; secular
shì-tài
世态
n.
the way of the world
shì-xí
世袭
v.
hereditary; inherit
shì-fēng-rì-xià
世风日下
moral standards degenerate continuously
Shì-shàng-wú- nán-shì, zhǐ-pà-yǒu-xīn-rén
世上无难事，只怕有心人
nothing in the world is difficult to a man with a will
shì-tài-yán-liáng
世态炎凉
snobbishness of human relationships
shì-wài-táo-yuán
世外桃源
a paradise
Usage 用法
lifetime; generation
Wǒ zuò-rén yí-shì qīng-bái, duì-de-qǐ rèn-hé-rén.
我做人一世清白，对得起任何人。
I have lived a decent life, doing dirt to no one.
world; era
Nà yí mù qíng-jǐng huǎng-rú-gé-shì.
那一幕情景恍如隔世。
I felt that is was a scene from another world.
