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世代书香 — “A family with a long-standing tradition of scholarship”

世代书香 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a family with a long-standing tradition of scholarship”. A scholarly family for generations. Literally, “Generations of literary fragrance; Generations of scholarly aroma”.

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世代书香 Pronunciation and Pinyin

世代书香 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
世
shì5world, generation, era
代
dài5replace; generation; era
书
shū4book, write, document
香
xiāng9fragrant or delicious

Example Sentence with 世代书香

这个家族世代书香,家风严谨,培养出许多优秀人才。
This family has maintained a tradition of scholarship for generations, upholding strict family values and cultivating many outstanding talents.

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Synonyms of 世代书香

  • shū书xiāng香mén门dì第scholarly or literary family

More idioms starting with 世

  • shì世shàng上wú无nán难shì事Where there is a will, there is a way
  • shì世shàng上wú无nán难shì事,,zhǐ只pà怕yǒu有xīn心rén人Where there's a will, there's a way
  • shì世shì世dài代dài代for generations
  • shì世shì世shēng生shēng生for all eternity
  • shì世shì事fēn纷rǎo扰Worldly affairs are turbulent and confusing
  • shì世rén人jiē皆zhī知known by all
  • shì世dài代zān簪yīng缨generations of high officials
  • shì世sú俗zhī之jiàn见conventional or worldly views
  • shì世wài外táo桃yuán源a peaceful secluded utopia
  • shì世yì异shí时yí移times have changed
  • shì世tài态rén人qíng情social customs and human relations
  • shì世tài态yán炎liáng凉fickleness of human relationships

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What does 世代书香 mean?

世代书香 (shì dài shū xiāng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a family with a long-standing tradition of scholarship”.

How do you pronounce 世代书香?

世代书香 is pronounced shì dài shū xiāng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 世代书香 literally mean?

Literally, 世代书香 means “Generations of literary fragrance; Generations of scholarly aroma”. It is used to mean “a family with a long-standing tradition of scholarship”.

What is the Chinese definition of 世代书香?

世世代代都是读书人家。

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