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世上

shì shàng · shi shang

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Meaning

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  1. on earth
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Mom's cooking

  1. Liangliang

    世上(shìshàng)最(zuì)好吃(hǎochī)的(de)菜(cài)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    What's the most delicious dish in the world?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)妈妈(māma)做(zuò)的(de)红烧肉(hóngshāoròu)！

    My mom's braised pork!

  3. Liangliang

    世上(shìshàng)的(de)妈妈(māma)都(dōu)这么(zhème)说(shuō)。

    Every mom in the world says that.

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)！世上(shìshàng)只有(zhǐyǒu)妈妈(māma)好(hǎo)。

    True! There is only one good mom in the world.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)不(bù)回家(huíjiā)吃饭(chīfàn)？

    Then why don't you go home for dinner?

  6. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)回家(huíjiā)妈妈(māma)就(jiù)让(ràng)我(wǒ)洗碗(xǐwǎn)。

    Because at home she makes me wash the dishes.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

爱(ài)和(hé)被(bèi)爱(ài)是(shì)世(shì)上(shàng)最(zuì)幸(xìng)运(yùn)的(de)事(shì)。

Loving and being loved are the most joyful things in the world.

Tatoeba: Chinese by mrillgrill12345 · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

世(shì)上(shàng)没(méi)有(yǒu)不(bù)劳(láo)而(ér)获(huò)的(de)事(shì)情(qing)。

There is nothing in the world that can be gained without effort.

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