to record, to discipline, a period of time

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
èr
shí
shì
shēng
le
duō
chóng
shì
jiàn

Many major events occurred in the twentieth century.

2
xué
xiào
yǒu
yán
de
yāo
qiú

The school has strict discipline requirements.

3
men
měi
nián
dōu
niàn
zhè
ge
zhòng
yào
zi

We commemorate this important day every year.

4
zhè
ge
shì
hěn
zhǎng

This century is very long.

5
èr
shí
shì
shēng
le
hěn
duō
zhòng
yào
de
shì
jiàn

Many important events happened in the twentieth century.

6
èr
shí
shì
shì
fēi
zhǎn
de
shí
dài

The twenty-first century is an era of rapid technological development.

7
jīn
nián
shí
suì
nián

I am ten years old this year, not very old.

8
de
nián
suǒ
shì

He is older than me, so he is my elder brother.

9
suī
rán
nián
xiǎo
le
dàn
réng
rán
bǎo
chí
zhe
xué
de
qíng

Although he is not young anymore, he still maintains a passion for learning.

10
le
pǎo

He broke the running record.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes6
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#971
Zhuyinㄐㄧˋ
Components
UnicodeU+7EAA
CangjieVMSU
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality