世紀 (sai3 gei2 | shi4 ji4) : century

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世紀

sai3 gei2

shi4 ji4

century

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 15,700,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

世紀 / 世纪

This word has been viewed 2650 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by claw on 26th Jul 2004 04:03 and last edited on 15th Mar 2011 04:50

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Characters in this word:

世 sai3 - generation; lifespan
紀 gei2 - discipline; annals; epoch

14 compounds containing this word:

世紀末 - end of the century
中世紀 - medieval; Middle Ages
二十一世紀 - 21st century
二十世紀 - 20th Century
二十世紀殺人網絡 - The Matrix
Common Formations:
十八世紀 - 18th Century
十七世紀 - 17th Century
十九世紀 - 19th Century
十一世紀 - 11th Century
十二世紀 - 12th Century
十六世紀 - 16th Century
十五世紀 - 15th Century
十三世紀 - 13th Century
十四世紀 - 14th Century

Showing 1 example containing 世紀

真係令人好懷念，一個世紀之後你又返嚟啦粵
We've really missed you while you've been gone the last 100 years.
[Lit. really make-people very miss-you, one century afterwards again return come [particle] This is being said to someone who's lived several hundred years (specifically Greed from Full Metal Alchemist).]

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