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世纪

shìjì
nounHSK 3

“Century” in Chinese is 世纪 (shìjì).

Meaning

  • century

Example

2001年是21世纪的开始。

The twenty-first century begins in 2001.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

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Not to be confused with: 事迹 (shìjì, notable deeds; exploits) · 实际 (shíjì, reality) · 时机 (shíjī, opportunity; opportune moment)