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Shì- surname Shi
shì- life
- age
- generation
- era
- world
- lifetime
- epoch
- descendant
- noble
shì- generation
- period of 30 years
- one's whole lifetime
- lifelong
- age
- era
- times
- the whole world
- the First (of numbered European kings)
sānshì- the Third (of numbered kings)
xiàshì- to die
- future incarnation
- next life
- to be born
- to come into the world
- future generation
shìshàng- on earth
shìshì- from age to age
shìshì- affairs of life
- things of the world
shìjiāo- (long time) friend of the family
shìrén- (common) people
shìchóu- feud
shìdài- for many generations
- generation
- era
- age
shì- uncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father)
- old friend
shì- profane
- secular
- worldly
shì- worldly affairs
Shì- abbr. for 界博覽會|界博览会[Shi4 jie4 Bo2 lan3 hui4], World Expo
Shìzōng- Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Joseon or Chosun dynasty, in whose reign the hangeul alphabet was invented
shìjiā- family influential for generations
- aristocratic family
shìzūn- World Honored One
- Revered One of the World (Buddha)
shì- the situation (e.g. political)
- the state of the world
shìqíng- worldly affairs
- the ways of the world
shì- the ways of the world
shìgu- sophisticated
- worldly-wise
Shìjué- Spyker
shìjiè- world
- CL:|[ge4]
祿shì- hereditary benefits such as rank and wealth
shì- lineage
- genealogy
- family tree
shì- century
- CL:|[ge4]
shìzhí- hereditary office
shìzhòu- hereditary house
- noble or official family
Shìháng- World Bank
- abbr. for 界銀行|界银行[Shi4 jie4 Yin2 hang2]
Shìwèi- World Health Organization (WHO)
- abbr. for 界衛生組織|界卫生组织[Shi4 jie4 Wei4 sheng1 Zu3 zhi1]
shì- succession
- inheritance
- hereditary
貿Shìmào- World Trade Organization (WTO)
- abbr. for 界貿易組織|界贸易组织
ShìYùn- World Games
- abbr. for 界運動會|界运动会[Shi4 jie4 Yun4 dong4 hui4]
shìdào- the ways of the world
- the morals of the time
ShìYín- World Bank
- abbr. for 界銀行|界银行[Shi4 jie4 Yin2 hang2]
shìjiān- world
- earth
shìmiàn- aspects of society
- the world
shìfēng- public morals
luànshì- the world in chaos
- troubled times
- (in Buddhism) the mortal world
èrshì- the Second (of numbered kings)
- second generation (e.g. Chinese Americans)
shì- the fifth (of series of numbered kings)
rénshì- the world
- this world
- the world of the living
jīnshì- this life
- this age
shì- the vulgar world (Buddhist concept)
- secular world
chuánshì- handed down from ancient times
- family heirloom
shì- to join the WTO
- to enter the world
- secular
chūshì- to be born
- to come into being
- to withdraw from worldly affairs
qiánshì- previous generations
- previous incarnation (Buddhism)
chuàngshì- the creation (in mythology and Genesis 1-2)
- the first foundational steps
yànshì- world-weary
- pessimistic
shì- to pass away
- to die
wènshì- to be published
- to come out
zàishì- to be alive
chénshì- this mortal life
- the mundane world
shì- final phase
- end of a historical era
jiāshì- family background
shǔshì- of this world
hòushì- later generations
shì- to die
- to pass away
jiùshì- salvation
wǎnshì- nowadays
shì- ecumenical
- universal
kuàngshì- incomparable
- none to compare with at that time
shì- last phase (of an age)
shì- to leave this world
- to die
yǒngshì- eternal
- forever
shì- (Buddhism) "The Floating World", the world of the living
shèshì- to see the world
- to go out into society
- to gain experience
shūshì- to make the world a better place
zhuóshì- the world in chaos
- troubled times
- the mortal world (Buddhism)
xiànshì- this life
- to lose face
- to be disgraced
dāngshì- the present age
- in office
- the current office holder
shèngshì- a flourishing period
- period of prosperity
- a golden age
shì- rare
juéshì- unique
- exceptional
jīngshì- statecraft
shì- throughout the world
- world ranking (e.g. first)
wànshì- all ages
gàishì- unrivalled
- matchless
chǔshì- to conduct oneself in society
xièshì- to die
- to pass away
shēnshì- one's life experience
- one's lot
zhuǎnshì- reincarnation or transmigration (Buddhism)
shì- to die
- to depart this life (euphemism)
- same as
shìshì- to pass away
- to die
guòshì- to die
- to pass away
shì- to shun the world
shì- the world of the dead
yuèshì- to see the world
jiàngshì- lit. to descend to earth (of an immortal)
- to be born
yángshì- world of the living
shì- separated by a generation
- a lifetime ago
shì- to pass away
- death
miànshì- to be published (of art, literary works etc)
- to come out
- to take shape
- to see the light of day
Shàngxīnshì- Pliocene (geological epoch from 5m-2m years ago)
Shìhuì- World Exposition
- abbr. for 界博覽會|界博览会[Shi4 jie4 Bo2 lan3 hui4], World Expo
ShìjièBào- the name of various newspapers, notably Le Monde (France), El Mundo (Spain) and Die Welt (Germany)
Shìjièbēi- World Cup
shìjiè- world-class
shìjièguān- worldview
- world outlook
- Weltanschauung
Shìjiè- Esperanto
shì- end of the century
ShìWéihuì- abbr. for 界維吾爾代表大會|界维吾尔代表大会[Shi4 jie4 Wei2 wu2 er3 Dai4 biao3 Da4 hui4]
- World Uighur Congress
shìjǐnsài- world championship
shìjué- isolated from the world
- disconnected
zhōngshì- medieval
- Middle Ages
Zhōngxīnshì- Miocene (geological epoch from 24m-5m years ago)
rénshìjiān- the secular world
Zuǒshìbǎo- Sasebo, city and naval port in Nagasaki prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan
Jiāshì- JUSCO, Japanese chain of hypermarkets
YuánShì- lit. progenitor of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), title of Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294
quánshìjiè- worldwide
- entire world
Quánxīnshì- Holocene (geological period covering approx 12000 years since the last ice age)
Fánshìtōng- Firestone (Tire and Rubber Company)
Chuàngshì- Genesis (first book of the Bible)
chuàngshì- creation myth
Chuàngshì- Book of Genesis
- First Book of Moses
chuàngshìlùn- creationism (religion)
xīnshì- Palaeocene (geological epoch from 65m-55m years ago)
Shǐxīnshì- Eocene (geological epoch from 55m-34m years ago)
Shìchāng- Xu Shichang (1855-1939), politician associated with the Northern Warlords, president of China in 1921
DàiMíngshì- Dai Mingshi (1653-1713), early Qing writer
Jiùshìzhǔ- the Savior (in Christianity)
Jiùshìjūn- Salvation Army (protestant philanthropic organization founded in London in 1865)
xīnshì- 21st century
- New Century (commonly used name)
Gēngxīnshì- Pleistocene (geological epoch from 2m years ago, covering the most recent ice ages)
Shìmín- Li Shimin, personal name of second Tang emperor Taizong 唐太宗[Tang2 Tai4 zong1] (599-649), reigned 626-649
shìhuì- ukiyo-e
滿mǎnshìjiè- everywhere
- across the world
Jiànxīnshì- Oligocene (geological epoch from 34m-24m years ago)
WángShìchōng- Wang Shichong (-621), general of late Sui and opponent of early Tang
xiànshìbào- karmic retribution within one's lifetime
xiànshìbǎo- good-for-nothing
- fool
dāngshìguàn- the foremost person of his age
- unequalled
- a leading light
Báièshì- Cretaceous (geological period 140-65m years ago)
QínÈrshì- Qin Ershi (229-207 BC), second Qin emperor
LuóShìchāng- Luo Shichang, Qing dynasty painter
shì- Zurich, Switzerland
Shìnán- Yu Shi'nan (558-638), politician of Sui and early Tang periods, poet and calligrapher, one of Four Great Poets of early Tang 唐初四大家[Tang2 chu1 Si4 Da4 jia1]
YuánShìkǎi- Yuan Shikai (1859-1916), senior general of late Qing, subsequently warlord and self-proclaimed emperor of China
Guānshìyīn- Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)
Lángshìníng- Giuseppe Castiglione (1688-1766) Jesuit who served as Qing court painter for 50 years
DèngShìchāng- Deng Shichang (1849-1894), Qing dynasty naval specialist, founded naval dockyards and two naval colleges, died heroically in action against the Japanese
yángshìjiān- the world of the living
HánShìchāng- Han Shichang (1897-1977), actor specializing in Kunqu opera 昆曲
shēngshì- a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
sānshìjiè- three worlds, i.e. Western capitalism, Soviet communism and the non-aligned countries
shì- to consider oneself unexcelled in the world
- to be insufferably arrogant
ānshì- unworldly
- unsophisticated
shìshìdàidài- for many generations
shìdàijiāo- alternation of generations
shìdàixiāngchuán- passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
shìwàitáoyuán- the Garden of the Peaches of Immortality
- Shangri-la
- imaginary land of joy and plenty (sim. Utopia, Cockaigne, Shangri-la)
Shìzōngwáng- Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Joseon or Chosun dynasty, in whose reign the hangeul alphabet was invented
shìtàiyánliáng- the hypocrisy of the world (idiom)
shìjiè- all over the world
- everywhere
- in all parts of the world
shìjièpíng- world peace
shìjiè- world map
shìjièzhàn- world war
shìjiè- the roof of the world
- usually refers to Tibet or Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原[Qing1 Zang4 gao1 yuan2]
shìjièqiángguó- world power
Shìjièbào- World Journal, US newspaper
shìjiè- end of the world
shìjièzhīmíng- world famous
shìjiè- ranked number one in the world
- the world's first
shìjiè- world record
shìjièjīng- global economy
- world economy
shìjièwénmíng- world famous
shìjièbiànnuǎn- global warming
貿shìjièmào- world trade
- global trade
ShìjièYínháng- World Bank
祿shìzhījiā- family with hereditary emoluments
shìnián- final years of the century
Shìwèizhī- World Health Organization (WHO)
- abbr. for 界衛生組織|界卫生组织[Shi4 jie4 Wei4 sheng1 Zu3 zhi1]
shìzhīzhēng- succession struggle
- dispute over inheritance
ShìshuōXīn- A New Account of the Tales of the World, collection of anecdotes, conversations, remarks etc of historic personalities, compiled and edited by Liu Yiqing 劉義慶|刘义庆[Liu2 Yi4 qing4]
貿Shìmàoshà- World Trade Center
貿Shìmàozhī- WTO (World Trade Organization)
shìfēngxià- public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiom)
LuànshìJiārén- Gone with the Wind (film)
èrrénshìjiè- world with only two people (usually refers to a romantic couple)
- romantic couple's world
èrshíshì- 20th century
Hēngshì- Henry V (1387-1422), English warrior king, victor of Agincourt
- History of Henry V by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚[Sha1 shi4 bi3 ya4]
rénqíngshì- worldly wisdom
- the ways of the world
- to know how to get on in the world
shìrén- Extraordinary people in our ordinary world, short stories by novelist Feng Jicai 馮驥才|冯骥才[Feng2 Ji4 cai2]
nèixīnshìjiè- (one's) inner world
gōngzhīshì- to announce to the world (idiom)
- to make public
- to let everyone know
gōngzhūshì- to announce to the world (idiom)
- to make public
- to let everyone know
qiánshìyīnyuán- a marriage predestined in a former life (idiom)
zhōuyóushìjiè- to travel around the world
Qiáozhìshì- George I of Great Brittain
shìMíngyán- another name for 古今小說|古今小说[Gu3 jin1 Xiao3 shuo1], Stories Old and New by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙[Feng2 Meng4 long2]
ShìTóngtáng- Four Generations Under One Roof, novel by Lao She 老舍[Lao3 She3]
shìtóngtáng- four generations under one roof (idiom)
tàipíngshèngshì- peace and prosperity (idiom)
shì- alone in the world (idiom)
hóngguānshìjiè- macrocosm
- the world in the large
guānshìjiè- the objective world (as opposed to empirical observation)
jiāshìhánwēi- to be of humble origin (idiom)
kāngqiánshèngshì- booming and golden age of Qing dynasty (from Kang Xi to Qian Long emperors)
wēiguānshìjiè- microcosm
- the microscopic world
huǎngshì- like a thing of the previous generation
- as if it were a lifetime ago
huǎngruòshì- see 恍如隔[huang3 ru2 ge2 shi4]
BēicǎnShìjiè- Les Misérables (1862) by Victor Hugo 維克多雨果|维克多雨果[Wei2 ke4 duo1 · Yu3 guo3]
fènshì- to be cynical
- to be embittered
xuánshì- practice medicine or pharmacy to help the people or public
cáihuágàishì- peerless talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit
shìjiàohuì- ecumenical
shìjiè- paradise (mainly Buddhist)
- Elysium
- (Budd.) Sukhavati
zhānrǎnshì- to be corrupted by the ways of the world (idiom)
liúfāngbǎishì- (of one's name, reputation etc) to be immortalized (idiom)
- to leave a mark for generations to come
shèshìwèishēn- unpracticed
- inexperienced
- naive
- unsophisticated
hùnshìwáng- devil incarnate (idiom)
- fiend in human form
shìjiè- the world of material desires (Buddhism)
wánshìgōng- to trifle without respect (idiom); to despise worldly conventions
- frivolous
liúfāngbǎishì- a good reputation to last a hundred generations
dāngshìzhīguàn- the foremost person of his age
- unequalled
- a leading light
dāngshìshuāng- unequalled in his time
shénàishìrén- the gods love the common people (idiom)
shēnchǔshì- the way of one's conduct and interaction in society (idiom)
sānshìjiè- Third World
èrshìjiè- Second World
juéshìjiārén- a woman of unmatched beauty (idiom)
lǎoshì- experienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise
- sophisticated
wénmíngshì- world-famous
shìyǎng- to swim with the tide (idiom)
shìyǒngbié- to die
shìzhēng- to stand aloof from worldly affairs
shìcháng- to die
- to depart from the world forever
shìjué- to be cut off from the rest of the world (idiom)
shìshuāng- unrivaled (idiom); world number one
- unique
- unequaled
shìzhǔ- to receive worldwide attention
shìwénmíng- world-famous (idiom)
huāhuāshìjiè- the teeming world
- the world of sensual pleasures
wànshìshībiǎo- model teacher of every age (idiom)
- eternal paragon
- refers to Confucius (551-479 BC) 孔子[Kong3 zi3]
zhùchēngshì- world-renowned
Gàishìtàibǎo- Gestapo
chǔshìzhīdào- way of life
- attitude
- modus operandi
chǔshìyuán- a maxim
- one's principles
shìjiè- virtual reality
- web based fantasy world
fēishēngshìjiè- famous throughout the world
chāoránshìshì- to consider oneself above worldly matters (idiom)
shìjué- to withdraw from society and live like a hermit (idiom)
XǐngshìHéngyán- Stories to Caution the World, vernacular short stories by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙[Feng2 Meng4 long2] published in 1627
Kāiyuánshèngshì- peak of Tang prosperity during Kaiyuan, reign name 713-741 of Tang emperor Xuanzong 唐玄宗[Tang2 Xuan2 zong1]
kāirénshì- to die
- to leave this world
língdeshìjiè- spirit world
jīngshìhài- universally shocking
- to offend the whole of society
shòuShìjiè- World of Warcraft (video game)
shìwàitáohuāyuán- same as 外桃花源
- the Garden of the Peaches of Immortality
- imaginary land of joy and plenty (sim. Utopia, Cockaigne, Shangri-la)
Shìjièlǎnhuì- World Expo
- abbr. to [Shi4 bo2]
shìjièliángshishǔ- World food program (United Nations aid agency)
ShìjièYùndònghuì- World Games
shìjūnzhǔguó- hereditary monarchy
èrshíshì- 21st century
quánshìjiè- world's first
調xiétiáoshìjièshí- Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
ěrshì- Harald V of Norway
shìjiào- ecumenical
MěiXīnShìjiè- Brave New World, novel by Aldous Huxley 阿道司赫胥黎[A1 dao4 si1 · He4 xu1 li2]
LáiSānshì- Letsie III of Lesotho
Guānshìyīn- Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)
ShìjièRénquánXuānyán- Universal Declaration of Human Rights
ShìjièXiǎojieXuǎnměi- Miss World Beauty Pageant
ShìjièWénhuàchǎn- (UNESCO) World Cultural Heritage
Shìjièyóuzhī- World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Shìjièxiàngzhī- World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
ShìjièHǎiguānzhī- World Customs Organization
ShìjièJīngLùntán- World Economic Forum
ShìjièWèishēnghuì- World Health Assembly
ShìjièWèishēngzhī- World Health Organization (WHO)
貿ShìjièMàoZhōngxīn- World Trade Center
貿ShìjièMàozhī- World Trade Organization (WTO)
ShìjièJīnróngZhōngxīn- World Financial Center (New York City)
貿ShìmàoZhōngxīnlóu- World Trade Center (the twin towers destroyed by the 9-11 terrorists)
ÈrShìjièzhàn- World War Two
Běn·shíliùshì- Pope Benedict XVI
- Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927-), pope 2005-2013
hǎnliùshì- King Mohammed VI (King of Morocco)
西西fāngshìjiè- Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss or Sukhavati (Sanskrit)
shìjièwénhuàchǎn- World Heritage site
Shìjièránjīnhuì- World Wildlife Fund WWF
Shīhuáluòshìshuǐjīng- Swarovski crystal
Shìjièzhàn- World War One
èrShìjièzhàn- World War II
ShìjièZhīshíChǎnquánzhī- World Intellectual Property Organization
ShìjièWéiěrDàibiǎohuì- World Uighur Congress
ShìjièshēngShēngjīnhuì- World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
rénshēngshì,cǎochūn- Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence
cóngmingshì,měngdǒngshí- see 聰明一糊塗一時|聪明一糊涂一时[cong2 ming5 yi1 shi4 , hu2 tu5 yi1 shi2]
cóngmingshì,tushí- even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgement (idiom)
- every man has a fool in his sleeve
shìLiánbānggōngXuéyuàn- Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich, a university
quánshìjièchǎnzhěliánlai- Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt euch!
- Workers of the world, unite!
shìShèngJiàohuì- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
tóngshìjiè,tóngmèngxiǎng- One world - one dream, motto of 2008 Beijing Olympic games
quánshìjièwéi,màotiānxiàzhīwěi- to defy world opinion
- to risk universal condemnation

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