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世纪
shìjì
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"世纪"是一百年，用来说很长的时间。
"世纪" is one hundred years, used to refer to a very long period of time.
我们现在住在二十一世纪。
We are now living in the twenty-first "世纪".
Meanings
世纪shìjì
century; a period of one hundred years
这座桥有一个世纪那么老了。
This bridge is a century old.
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Notes
- Etymology
世 (age/generation) + 纪 (record/period), together meaning a hundred-year span.
- Usage
ordinal centuries use numbers, e.g. 二十一世纪 = the 21st century.
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