世间 (世間)
shì jiān
Pinyin
Definition
世间 (世間)
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- world
- earth
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一生一世
- 1 a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
世上无难事，只怕有心人
- 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
- 2 persistence will overcome
世代相传
- 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
世态炎凉
- 1 the hypocrisy of the world (idiom)
世风日下
- 1 public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiom)
Sample Sentences
哼，咱中国四大美人儿里面，大家首先想到的不就是杨贵妃，瞧那丰腴的身段、银盘儿似的饱满脸庞，试问人世间还有比这更美好的吗？
Hmmph, among the four legendary Chinese beauties, doesn't everyone always think of Yang Guifei. Looking at her full-bodied figure, and her full face like a silver plate, one might well ask, is there anyone more beautiful in the mortal world?
很有创意啊，确实豪放派的风格多为乐观豁达，所以这首词中也同样表现出了这种精神，苏轼把人世间的悲欢离合之情纳入对宇宙人生的哲理追寻之中，虽有离别的愁绪，更有对生活的憧憬与希冀。
That's so creative, the style of the unrestrained school is more optimistic and sanguine, so this ci poem reflects this spirit. Su Shi incorporates the joys and sorrows of the world into the search for a philosophical theory of life in the universe. Although there are partings and sorrow, there is also hope and longing for life.
问世间，情是何物你还是走过奈何桥，然后喝下我手中这碗汤吧！
"I ask the world, what is love?" You would be better to just cross the Naihe Bridge and drink down the bowl of soup in my hands!
缠着我们流连人世间。
Wrapping around us, reluctant to part from the world
你看看你，忘本啊。风水可是我们老祖宗依据世间万物、宇宙能量、环境等方方面面总结出来的。风水好，就代表这些因素和人达到了阴阳平衡，很有道理的。要想住得舒服、运势好，好风水肯定是前提。