- 世界杯 Shìjièbēi World Cup
- 全世界 quánshìjiè worldwidethe entire world; throughout the whole world
- 世界观 shìjièguān worldviewA particular philosophy of life or conception of the world; world outlook or Weltanschauung.
- 世界纪录 shìjièjìlù world record
- 世界大战 shìjièdàzhàn world war
- 世界级 shìjièjí world-class
- 世界末日 shìjièmòrì doomsdaythe end of the world
- 世界卫生组织 Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī World Health OrganizationWorld Health Organization (WHO)
- 世界银行 Shìjiè Yínháng World Bank
- 新世界 xīnshìjiè new worlda metaphor for a place, state of mind, or environment that is fresh, novel, or fundamentally different from the current one.
- 世界贸易组织 Shìjiè Màoyì Zǔzhī World Trade OrganizationWorld Trade Organization (WTO)
- 第三世界 dìsānshìjiè Third World
- 满世界 mǎnshìjiè everywherein all places; all over the place (often used hyperbolically for a local search or presence)
- 大千世界 dàqiānshìjiè cosmosthe entire universe or a vast system of worlds in Buddhist cosmology
- 世界报 Shìjiè Bào The World (newspaper)the name of various newspapers, notably Le Monde (France), El Mundo (Spain) and Die Welt (Germany)
- 花花世界 huāhuāshìjiè sensual worldthe world of material temptations and hedonistic pleasures
- 极乐世界 jílèshìjiè paradisea place or state of supreme happiness; Elysium
- 世界语 Shìjièyǔ Esperanto
- 微观世界 wēiguānshìjiè microcosmthe microscopic world; the realm of structures too small to be seen with the naked eye
- 宏观世界 hóngguānshìjiè macrocosmthe large-scale physical world, as opposed to the microscopic realm
- 世界知识产权组织 Shìjiè Zhīshí Chǎnquán Zǔzhī WIPOWorld Intellectual Property Organization
- 世界第一 shìjièdìyī top-rankedranked number one in the world
- 世界粮食署 shìjièliángshishǔ World Food ProgrammeWorld Food Programme (United Nations aid agency)
- 世界经济 shìjièjīngjì world economythe global network of economic activities and systems
- 世界经济论坛 Shìjiè Jīngjì Lùntán World Economic Forum
- 世界维吾尔代表大会 Shìjiè Wéiwú'ěr Dàibiǎo Dàhuì World Uyghur Congress
- 世界自然基金会 Shìjiè Zìrán Jījīnhuì World Wildlife FundWorld Wildlife Fund (WWF)
- 世界贸易 shìjièmàoyì world tradethe exchange of goods and services between different countries; global trade
- 世界贸易中心 Shìjiè Màoyì Zhōngxīn World Trade Center
- 世界运动会 Shìjiè Yùndònghuì World Gamesthe World Games
- 世界野生生物基金会 Shìjiè Yěshēng Shēngwù Jījīnhuì World Wildlife FundWorld Wildlife Fund (WWF)
- 世界金融中心 Shìjiè Jīnróng Zhōngxīn World Financial CenterWorld Financial Center (New York City)
- 世界闻名 shìjièwénmíng world-famous
- 二人世界 èrrénshìjiè couple's worldA private world or intimate time shared exclusively by two people, typically a romantic couple.
- 二次世界大战 èrcì Shìjiè Dàzhàn World War IIWorld War Two
- 全世界第一 quánshìjièdìyī world's bestnumber one in the world; world's first
- 内心世界 nèixīnshìjiè inner worldone's inner world
- 协调世界时 xiétiáoshìjièshí UTCCoordinated Universal Time (UTC)
- 同一个世界，同一个梦想 tóngyīgèshìjiè, tóngyīgèmèngxiǎng Olympic mottoOne world - one dream, motto of 2008 Beijing Olympic games
- 周游世界 zhōuyóushìjiè travel the worldto travel around the world
- 客观世界 kèguānshìjiè objective worldthe objective world (as opposed to subjective observation)
- 异世界 yìshìjiè isekai(ACG) another world; parallel universe (orthographic borrowing from Japanese [[异世界|異世界|yi4 shi4 jie4]] "isekai")
- 悲惨世界 Bēicǎn Shìjiè Les MisérablesLes Misérables (1862) by Victor Hugo
- 我的世界 Wǒde Shìjiè MinecraftMinecraft (video game)
- 物欲世界 wùyùshìjiè materialistic worldthe world of material desires (Buddhism)
- 第一世界 Dìyī Shìjiè First World
- 第一次世界大战 Dìyīcì Shìjiè Dàzhàn World War IWorld War One
- 第二世界 Dì'èr Shìjiè Second WorldA Cold War-era term referring to the bloc of communist nations.
- 第二次世界大战 Dì'èr Cì Shìjiè Dàzhàn World War II
