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世纪 (shì jì): century

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HSK 4noun

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: century
Characters: 2
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 4

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century

Chinese explanation

一百年为一个世纪，通常用来计算年代和历史时间
也泛指很长的时间或某个重要的时代，如“新世纪”“世纪之交”。

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HSK 5

world

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We now live in the 21st century.

This church was built in the 15th century.

Two world wars occurred in the 20th century.

This project is called the project of the century.

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