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世 (sai3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

世 (sai3, shì) — life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime; epoch; descendant; noble; a surname; a period of 30 years; a form of address used between family friends of that is of a different generation

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 世侄 (sai3 zat6) — sons of friends
• 世叔 (sai3 suk1) — Uncle (family friend)
• 世姪 (sai3 zat6) — The son of family friend
• 世態 (sai3 taai3) — general status of a society, the ways of the world
• 世界上 (sai3 gaai3 soeng6) — around the world; in this world
• 世界之窗站 (sai3 gaai3 zi1 coeng1 zaam6) — Window of the World Station, a scenic spot of Shenzhen

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