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 | 世 | | shì | 名 | | | 1 lifetime; life: | | | 一世 all one's life |
| 2 generation: | | | 第七十世后裔 descendants of the 70th generation |
| 3 from generation to generation; through generations: | | | 世爵 hereditary rank (or title) |
| 4 [in terms of address among old family friends]: | | | 世伯(叔) uncle (friend of one's father) |
| 5 age; era: | | | 当今之世 at present; nowadays |
| 6 the world: | | | 公之于世 make known to the world; reveal to the public |
| 7 【地质】 epoch: | | | 古新世 the Palaeocene Epoch |
| 8 〈简〉 世界贸易组织 WTO: | | | 入世 enter the WTO |
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