世 shì
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
世代
shìdài
generations; era
Characters in this word
代 dài
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 弋 to catch, to arrest
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这片梯田由当地农民世代耕作，至今仍保留着传统灌溉方式。 Zhè piàn tītián yóu dāngdì nóngmín shìdài gēngzuò, zhìjīn réng bǎoliú zhe chuántǒng guàngài fāngshì. This terraced field has been farmed by local farmers for generations, and still retains traditional irrigation methods.
- 这门手艺在我们家世代相传。 Zhè mén shǒuyì zài wǒmen jiā shìdài xiāngchuán. This craft has been passed down in our family for generations.
- 他们家世代都住在这个小村庄。 Tāmen jiā shìdài dōu zhù zài zhège xiǎo cūnzhuāng. Their family has lived in this small village for generations.
Related words
- 去世 qùshì to pass away
- 世纪 shìjì century
- 世界 shìjiè world
- 世界杯 shìjièbēi World Cup
- 全世界 quánshìjiè the whole world
- 后世 hòushì later generations; posterity
- 家世 jiāshì family background; lineage
- 举世瞩目 jǔshìzhǔmù to attract worldwide attention
- 世故 shìgù worldliness; worldly sophistication
- 世间 shìjiān the world; human society
- 世人 shìrén people of the world; the public
- 逝世 shìshì to pass away