經世 jīngshì to govern; statecraft Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents jīngshì to govern; statecraft 经 經 jīng nounverb to manage to manage; to govern; to engage in trade or business世 shì noun world (bound form) the world; the earth; human societyjīngshì for generations 经 經 jīng verb to endure to bear; to stand; to endure; to withstand世 shì nounnumeral generation (bound form) a generation; a period of thirty years