举世 (舉世)
jǔ shì
Pinyin
Definition
举世 (舉世)
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- throughout the world
- world ranking (e.g. first)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一生一世
- 1 a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
世上无难事,只怕有心人
- 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
- 2 persistence will overcome
世代相传
- 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
世态炎凉
- 1 the hypocrisy of the world (idiom)
世风日下
- 1 public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiom)
Sample Sentences
举世皆浊我独清,众人皆醉我独醒啊,所以我就被放逐到这儿来了。
The world around me is dirty, yet I remain clean. The people around me are drunk, yet I remain sober. That is why I was banished to this place.
苏格兰的威士忌举世闻名。
Scottish whisky is world-famous.
举世闻名
world-famous
各位旅客,前方就是正在建造中的洋山深水港工程。洋山深水港地处上海东南约27.5公里处的大小洋山,是离国际主要航线最近的地方,也是为迎接2010年上海世博会而建造的重要工程。洋山深水港一期工程开港已经半年多了,相信日后将成为一个举世瞩目的世界一流码头。不过目前我们还不能实地参观......
Attention, passengers! Up ahead is the Yangshan Deep-Water Harbor Project, currently under construction. The Yangshan Deep-Water Harbor is situated on Daxiaoyang Mountain, 27.5 kilometers to Shanghai's southeast. It's the closest place to major international air routes. It is a major project being built for the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai. The first phase of construction on the Yangshan Deep-Water Harbor has been going on for more than half a year already. There is no doubt that it will become a world-class harbor. But we can't visit it in person right now...