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sai3
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[1] [n] generation [2] [n] person's life span; incarnation; one life [3] [n] epoch; era; age [4] [n] world [5] experience of human society [6] [ac] 30 years Stroke count: 5
Level: 2
Radical: 一 (#1)
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| This character was last edited on 8th Jul 2008 | |
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出世
ceot1 sai3 = to be born
世紀
sai3 gei3*2 = century
世代
sai3 doi6 = generation; (for) generations
全世界
cyun4 sai3 gaai3 = the whole world, worldwide
全世界第一
cyun4 sai3 gaai3 dai6 jat1 = the world's first
一世
jat1 sai3 = a generation
新世界
san1 sai3 gaai3 = the New World
世界
sai3 gaai3 = the world
後世
hau6 sai3 = descendants
一生一世
jat1 sang1 jat1 sai3 = a lifetimeSee all 144 compounds |
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Showing all 3 examples containing 世
我一生一世都會愛你。
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I'll love you for the rest of my life.
世界上有很多人。 國
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There are many people in the world.
人一世物一世,出嚟旅行乜都應該試下 粵
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Live the moment and enjoy life, when travelling, one should try out and experience everything. |
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Decimal representation of this word: 世
Unicode code for this character: U+4E16 (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 世
Unicode code for this character: U+4E16 (off-site link)
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