shì = sh + Ø4
surname Shi
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shì = sh + Ø4
life / age / generation / era / world / lifetime / epoch / descendant / noble
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How to pronounce 世

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= sh initial

Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ Ø4 final

In the space station’s bathroom.

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世 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
廿
niàn = ni + an4
twenty (20), in a limited number of set expressions / also written using banker's character 念
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L
Character component without intrinsic meaning
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Characters with 世 as component

= ti + Ø4
drawer; tier; tray
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Character component without intrinsic meaning
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shì = sh + Ø4
to borrow / to buy on credit / to rent out
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Words with 世

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World Bank (abbr. for 世界銀行|世界银行[Shi4 jie4 Yin2 hang2])
World Health Organization (WHO) (abbr. for 世界衛生組織|世界卫生组织[Shi4 jie4 Wei4 sheng1 Zu3 zhi1])
World Bank (abbr. for 世界銀行|世界银行[Shi4 jie4 Yin2 hang2])

Sentences with 世

世 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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