世界

• 拼音: shì jiè
• 汉字拆解: 世 = pictograph of three decades; 界 = 田 (field) + 介 (between)

含义

World; the earth and all its peoples. One of the most fundamental nouns for referring to the global community or the physical world.

Used broadly in everyday speech, news, and academic contexts. Can refer to the physical world, the human world, or an abstract domain (e.g. 音乐的世界 'the world of music'). Extremely common in compound words.

例句

1. 世界上有很多不同的文化。
2. 他想去世界各地旅行。
3. 这是世界上最高的山。

用法指南

语境: everyday, news, academic

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 全世界的人都喜欢音乐。(People all over the world love music.)
• 我想了解这个世界。(I want to understand this world.)

错误说法

• 我的世界很小，只有我的房间。(Avoid using 世界 for a literal small space — use 空间 or 地方 instead. 世界 implies a broad scope.)

起源与历史

Originally a Buddhist term: 世 meant 'lifetime/era' and 界 meant 'realm/boundary'. Together they referred to the universe of space and time, later narrowing to mean the physical world.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal