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二十一世纪

èr shí yī shì jìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
21st century
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-59b8023ab8629002. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

二十一世紀 二十一世纪 [er4 shi2 yi1 shi4 ji4] /21st century/

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Character information

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Other forms in these source records: 二十一世紀

  • 二
    èr

    two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid

  • 十
    shí

    ten / 10

  • 一
    yī

    one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

  • 世
    shì

    life / age / generation / era / world / lifetime / epoch / descendant / noble

    Shì

    surname Shi

  • 纪
    jì

    order / discipline / age / era / period / to chronicle

    Jǐ

    surname Ji / also pr. [Jì]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.