Usage note
世纪表示一百年。
shì jì biǎo shì yì bǎi nián。
Century means one hundred years.
Context note
世纪常用于历史、年份和比较。
shì jì cháng yòng yú lì shǐ 、 nián fèn hé bǐ jiào。
Century often appears in history, years, and comparison.
5 examples
这是二十一世纪。
zhè shì èr shí yī shì jì。
This is the 21st century.
上个世纪很不一样。
shàng gè shì jì hěn bù yí yàng。
The last century was very different.
这个世纪变化很大。
zhè ge shì jì biàn huà hěn dà。
This century has changed a lot.
他住在十九世纪的房子里。
tā zhù zài shí jiǔ shì jì de fáng zi lǐ。
He lives in a 19th-century house.
世纪末的时候会有变化。
shì jì mò de shí hòu huì yǒu biàn huà。
There will be changes at the end of the century.
5 mini stories
二十世纪的城市变化很快。
èr shí shì jì de chéng shì biàn huà hěn kuài。
Cities changed rapidly in the 20th century.
老师给我们讲了一个世纪前的故事。
lǎo shī gěi wǒ men jiǎng le yí gè shì jì qián de gù shì。
The teacher told us a story from a century ago.
这个建筑很有世纪感。
zhè ge jiàn zhù hěn yǒu shì jì gǎn。
This building has a strong century feel.
人们常用世纪来记录历史。
rén men cháng yòng shì jì lái jì lù lì shǐ。
People often use centuries to record history.
进入新世纪以后，生活更方便了。
jìn rù xīn shì jì yǐ hòu， shēng huó gèng fāng biàn le。
After entering the new century, life became more convenient.
Mini dialogue
历史课
A
长城是在哪个世纪开始建造的？
Chángchéng shì zài nǎge shìjì kāishǐ jiànzào de?
In which century did the construction of the Great Wall begin?
B
大概在公元前三世纪。
Dàgài zài gōngyuán qián sān shìjì.
Probably in the 3rd century BC.
聊未来
A
你觉得下个世纪会有什么新发明？
Nǐ juéde xià ge shìjì huì yǒu shénme xīn fāmíng?
What new inventions do you think there will be in the next century?
B
也许会有会飞的汽车。
Yěxǔ huì yǒu huì fēi de qìchē.
Maybe there will be flying cars.
Related words and contrasts
related
年代
nián dài
decade
年代 means a decade, a shorter time than a century.
related
千年
qiān nián
millennium
千年 means a thousand years, longer than a century.