世紀

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See also: 世纪

Chinese

life; age; generation
life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime
 
discipline; age; era
discipline; age; era; period; order; record
 
trad. (世紀) 世 紀
simp. (世纪) 世 纪
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Pronunciation

Noun

世紀

  1. century (period of 100 years)
    中華世紀壇／中华世纪坛  ―  zhōnghuá shìjì tán  ―  China Millennium Monument
    巴·掃馬，13世紀的著名旅行家，其足跡東起北京，西至巴黎。 [MSC, trad.]
    巴·扫马，13世纪的著名旅行家，其足迹东起北京，西至巴黎。 [MSC, simp.]
    Bā Sǎomǎ, shísān shìjì de zhùmíng lǚxíngjiā, qí zújì dōng qǐ Běijīng, xī zhì Bālí.
    The footmark of the famous 13th-century explorer Bar Sauma spans from Beijing in the East to Paris in the West.
    在20世紀60年代，美國人工智能出現了爆發性的發展。 [MSC, trad.]
    在20世纪60年代，美国人工智能出现了爆发性的发展。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zài èrshí shìjì liùshí niándài, Měiguó réngōng zhìnéng chūxiàn le bàofāxìng de fāzhǎn.
    The United States saw an explosive development in artificial intelligence during the 1960s.

Derived terms

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
世 紀
せい
Grade: 3 		き
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 世紀 (syejH kiX).

Pronunciation

Noun

世(せい)紀(き) • (seiki) 

  1. century (100 years)
    • 1915, 与謝野晶子, 私の貞操観:
      今(いま)は女(おんな)の目(め)の開(ひら)く世(せい)紀(き)である。
      Ima wa onna no me no hiraku seiki de aru.
      This is the century when women open their eyes.

Counter

世(せい)紀(き) • (-seiki) 

  1. century
    20(にじっ)世(せい)紀(き)
    nijisseiki
    the 20th century
    21(にじゅういっ)世(せい)紀(き)
    nijūisseiki
    the 21st century

Derived terms

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
世紀

Noun

世紀 • (segi) (hangeul 세기)

  1. hanja form? of 세기 (“century”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
世紀

Noun

世紀

  1. chữ Hán form of thế kỉ (“century”).
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