一世

yī shì

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Definitions

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

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Example Sentences

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一人 一世 界。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13254669)

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Words Containing 一世

• 一生一世 一生一世 yī shēng yī shì: a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
• 不可一世 不可一世 bù kě yī shì: to consider oneself unexcelled in the world
• 二十一世纪 二十一世纪 èr shí yī shì jì: 21st century
• 人生一世，草木一春 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 乔治一世 qiáo zhì yī shì: George I of Great Brittain
• 聪明一世，懵懂一时 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 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 一 yī: one
• 世 世 shì: life