世纪 shì jì
“century”
nounHSK 4 · 2021 list level 3Traditional 世紀Measure word 个
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
世纪 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1669: 世纪 shìjì — Level 4; official annotation 4 (名). PDF page 121
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 世纪
世纪 means 'century', a period of one hundred years. It is a noun and is commonly used after a number (20世纪, 21世纪) or with words like 上个, 下个, 这个, 几个. Use it for long historical periods, not for decades.
例句Example sentences
- 二十世纪发生了很多变化。èr shí shì jì fā shēng le hěn duō biàn huà.Many changes took place in the twentieth century.
- 我们生活在二十一世纪。wǒ men shēng huó zài èr shí yī shì jì.We live in the twenty-first century.
- 这座桥已经有几个世纪的历史了。zhè zuò qiáo yǐ jīng yǒu jǐ gè shì jì de lì shǐ le.This bridge is already several centuries old.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗他出生在八十世纪。
✓他出生在八十年代。
A decade is expressed with 年代; 世纪 means a full hundred-year century.