二十一世紀初

二十 erˋ shiˊ

(Twenty) Twenty, 20

二十一 erˋ shiˊ yiˉ

(Twenty-one) Twenty-one, 21

十一 shiˊ yiˉ

(Eleven) Eleven, 11

一世 yiˊ shiˋ

(Age, Era, Lifetime) An era, An age, A lifetime

世紀 shiˋ jiˋ

(Century) Century, 100 years

初 chu ˉ

First, Beginning, Primary, Primitive, Basic, Initial, Early, Junior