世界杯 (shìjièbēi) · World Cup
世界杯 (shìjièbēi) means “World Cup”. It is written with 3 characters: 世 (generation) + 界 (boundary) + 杯 (cup). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 世界杯 is built
The characters
世 shì · generation
What 世 is made of
- 廿niàn — twenty
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: Three leaves on a branch (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
界 jiè · boundary
What 界 is made of
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 介jiè — agent
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: 田 gives the meaning, 介 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
杯 bēi · cup
What 杯 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 不bù — not
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 木 gives the meaning, 不 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 世界杯
What does 世界杯 mean?
世界杯 (shìjièbēi) means “World Cup”.
How do you pronounce 世界杯?
世界杯 is pronounced shìjièbēi.
Which HSK level is 世界杯?
世界杯 is in HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 去世qùshìto pass away
- 世纪shìjìcentury
- 世界shìjièworld
- 举世瞩目jǔshìzhǔmùto attract worldwide attention
- 世代shìdàifor generations
- 逝世shìshìto pass away (formal)
- 问世wènshìto come out
- 边界biānjièboundary
- 界限jièxiànboundary
- 境界jìngjièstate
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 66: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.