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世界

shì jiè · shi jie

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Measure word: 个 gè

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  1. world
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The biggest in the world

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)最(zuì)想(xiǎng)去(qù)世界(shìjiè)上(shàng)哪个(nǎge)地方(dìfang)？

    Where in the world would you most like to go?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)看看(kànkan)世界(shìjiè)上(shàng)最(zuì)高(gāo)的(de)山(shān)。

    I want to see the highest mountain in the world.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)去(qù)世界(shìjiè)上(shàng)最(zuì)大(dà)的(de)书店(shūdiàn)。

    I want to go to the biggest bookstore in the world.

  4. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)？你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)不(bù)爱(ài)看书(kànshū)吗(ma)？

    Really? Don't you dislike reading?

  5. Dengdeng

    是啊(shìa)，可是(kěshì)那儿(nàr)有(yǒu)咖啡(kāfēi)。

    Right, but there is coffee there.

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01

世(shì)界(jiè)上(shàng)最(zuì)美(měi)丽(lì)的(de)地(dì)方(fang)在(zài)哪(nǎ)里(lǐ)？

Where is the most beautiful place in the world?

Tatoeba: Chinese by anndiana · English by blay_paul · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

世(shì)界(jiè)上(shàng)有(yǒu)10种(zhǒng)人(rén)：懂(dǒng)二(èr)进(jìn)制(zhì)和(hé)不(bù)懂(dǒng)二(èr)进(jìn)制(zhì)的(de)人(rén)。

There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by bmorsello · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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世
shì

life; age

界
jiè

(bound form) boundary; border; (bound form) realm

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