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一世
yīshì
1.
generation
2.
period of 30 years
3.
one's whole lifetime
4.
lifelong
5.
age
6.
era
7.
times
8.
the whole world
9.
the First (of numbered European kings)
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Character Breakdown
Compound Words (7)
一生一世
yīshēngyīshì
a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
不可一世
bùkěyīshì
to consider oneself unexcelled in the world
乔治一世
QiáozhìYīshì
George I of Great Brittain
二十一世纪
èrshíyīshìjì
21st century
人生一世，草木一春
rénshēngyīshì,cǎomùyīchūn
Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence
聪明一世，懵懂一时
cóngmingyīshì,měngdǒngyīshí
see [[聰明一世，糊塗一時|聪明一世，糊涂一时<cóngmingyīshì]], [[hútuyīshí>]]
聪明一世，糊涂一时
cóngmingyīshì,hútuyīshí
even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgement (idiom)
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- Chinese
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