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一世

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yī shì

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Definitions

  1. 1. generation
  2. 2. period of 30 years
  3. 3. one's whole lifetime
  4. 4. lifelong
  5. 5. age
  6. 6. era
  7. 7. times
  8. 8. the whole world
  9. 9. the First (of numbered European kings)

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一人 一世 界。
Source: Tatoeba.org

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Words Containing 一世

一生一世
yī shēng yī shì

a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life

不可一世
bù kě yī shì

to consider oneself unexcelled in the world

二十一世纪
èr shí yī shì jì

21st century

人生一世,草木一春
rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn

Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence

乔治一世
qiáo zhì yī shì

George I of Great Brittain

聪明一世,懵懂一时
cōng ming yī shì , měng dǒng yī shí

see 聰明一世,糊塗一時|聪明一世,糊涂一时[cōng ming yī shì , hú tu yī shí]

聪明一世,糊涂一时
cōng ming yī shì , hú tu yī shí

even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgment (idiom)

Child Words of 一世

一
yī

one

世
shì

life

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