物 wù (bound form) thing / (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself / people other than oneself syn 人间 人間 rén jiān the human world / the earth syn 人事 rén shì personnel / human resources / human affairs / ways of the world / (euphemism) sexuality / the facts of life syn 外界 wài jiè the outside world / external syn 世故 shì gù the ways of the world syn 打天下 dǎ tiān xià to seize power / to conquer the world / to establish and expand a business / to carve out a career for oneself syn 世情 shì qíng worldly affairs / the ways of the world syn 老江湖 lǎo jiāng hú a much-travelled person, well acquainted with the ways of the world syn 娱乐界 娛樂界 yú lè jiè the entertainment world / show business 外场 外場 wài cháng outside world / society syn 世说新语 世說新語 shì shuō xīn yǔ A New Account of the Tales of the World, collection of anecdotes, conversations, remarks etc of historic personalities, compiled and edited by Liu Yiqing 劉義慶|刘义庆[Liu2 Yi4 qing4] 大力神杯 dà lì shén bēi FIFA World Cup trophy 天下乌鸦一般黑 天下烏鴉一般黑 tiān xià wū yā yī bān hēi all crows are black (idiom) / evil people are bad all over the world syn 三次元 sān cì yuán three-dimensional / the real world (cf. 二次元[er4 ci4 yuan2]) 别有天地 別有天地 bié yǒu tiān dì enchanting scenery / beautiful surroundings / world of its own 刘义庆 劉義慶 liú yì qìng Liu Yiqing (403-444), writer of South Song Dynasty, compiler and editor of A New Account of the Tales of the World 世說新語|世说新语[Shi4 shuo1 Xin1 yu3] 全球 quán qiú the whole world / worldwide / global syn 天下 tiān xià land under heaven / the whole world / the whole of China / realm / rule syn 江湖 jiāng hú rivers and lakes / all corners of the country / remote areas to which hermits retreat / section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law / the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wu3xia2]) / (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc / demimonde / (in modern times) triads / secret gangster societies / underworld syn 世界杯 shì jiè bēi World Cup 商场 商場 shāng chǎng shopping mall / shopping center / department store / emporium / CL:家[jia1] / the business world syn 全世界 quán shì jiè worldwide / entire world syn 时空 時空 shí kōng time and place / world of a particular locale and era / (physics) space-time syn 环球 環球 huán qiú around the world / worldwide syn 天涯 tiān yá the other end of the world / a faraway place syn 魔兽世界 魔獸世界 mó shòu shì jiè World of Warcraft (video game) 改革开放 改革開放 gǎi gé kāi fàng to reform and open to the outside world / refers to Deng Xiaoping's policies from around 1980 大自然 dà zì rán nature (the natural world) syn 世人 shì rén people (in general) / people around the world / everyone syn 下方 xià fāng underneath / below / the underside / world of mortals / to descend to the world of mortals (of gods) syn 世界各地 shì jiè gè dì all over the world / everywhere / in all parts of the world 红尘 紅塵 hóng chén the world of mortals (Buddhism) / human society / worldly affairs syn 四海 sì hǎi (fig.) the whole world syn 世贸 世貿 shì mào World Trade Organization (WTO) / abbr. for 世界貿易組織|世界贸易组织 二战 二戰 èr zhàn World War II 顶尖 頂尖 dǐng jiān peak / apex / world best / number one / finest (competitors) / top (figures in a certain field) syn 乐坛 樂壇 yuè tán music circles / music world 一世 yī shì generation / period of 30 years / one's whole lifetime / lifelong / age / era / times / the whole world / the First (of numbered European kings) syn 乱世 亂世 luàn shì the world in chaos / troubled times / (in Buddhism) the mortal world syn 世界大战 世界大戰 shì jiè dà zhàn world war 世界经济 世界經濟 shì jiè jīng jì global economy / world economy 世事 shì shì affairs of life / things of the world syn 懂事 dǒng shì to grow beyond the naivete of childhood / to be aware of what is going on in the world / (esp. of a child) sensible / thoughtful / intelligent syn 世界级 世界級 shì jiè jí world-class syn 体坛 體壇 tǐ tán sporting circles / the world of sport 世界第一 shì jiè dì yī ranked number one in the world / the world's first 自然界 zì rán jiè nature / the natural world syn 世界观 世界觀 shì jiè guān worldview / world outlook / Weltanschauung syn 商界 shāng jiè business world / business community syn 足坛 足壇 zú tán soccer circles / soccer world 人世间 人世間 rén shì jiān the secular world syn 世锦赛 世錦賽 shì jǐn sài world championship 惊天动地 驚天動地 jīng tiān dòng dì world-shaking (idiom) syn 世贸组织 世貿組織 shì mào zǔ zhī WTO (World Trade Organization) 隔绝 隔絕 gé jué to cut off / to isolate / isolated (from the world) syn 尘世 塵世 chén shì (religion) this mortal life / the mundane world syn 天长地久 天長地久 tiān cháng dì jiǔ enduring while the world lasts (idiom) / eternal syn 海阔天空 海闊天空 hǎi kuò tiān kōng wide sea and sky (idiom) / boundless open vistas / the whole wide world / chatting about everything under the sun syn 世界贸易 世界貿易 shì jiè mào yì world trade / global trade 仙界 xiān jiè world of the immortals / a fairyland / a paradise 冥界 míng jiè ghost world 影坛 影壇 yǐng tán moviedom / the world of movies / film circles 第二次世界大战 第二次世界大戰 dì èr cì shì jiè dà zhàn World War II 世道 shì dào the ways of the world / the morals of the time syn 世界纪录 世界紀錄 shì jiè jì lù world record 内心世界 內心世界 nèi xīn shì jiè (one's) inner world 闯荡 闖盪 chuǎng dàng to leave home to make one's way in the world / to leave the life one knows to seek success syn 凡间 凡間 fán jiān the secular world syn 市面 shì miàn the marketplace (i.e. the world of business and commerce) syn 学界 學界 xué jiè academic world / academic circles / academia syn 世界卫生组织 世界衛生組織 shì jiè wèi shēng zǔ zhī World Health Organization (WHO) 下凡 xià fán (of immortals) to descend to the human world 世界银行 世界銀行 shì jiè yín háng World Bank syn 世界和平 shì jiè hé píng world peace 不可一世 bù kě yī shì to consider oneself unexcelled in the world / to be insufferably arrogant syn 世博会 世博會 shì bó huì World Expo (abbr. for 世界博覽會|世界博览会[Shi4 jie4 Bo2 lan3 hui4]) 世界贸易组织 世界貿易組織 shì jiè mào yì zǔ zhī World Trade Organization (WTO) 金融界 jīn róng jiè banking circles / the world of finance 世界知名 shì jiè zhī míng world famous 阿凡提 ā fán tí the Effendi (Nasreddin), the hero of folk tales of the Muslim world, known for his wisdom and humor 世面 shì miàn the wider world / diverse aspects of society syn 举世 舉世 jǔ shì throughout the world / world ranking (e.g. first) syn 新大陆 新大陸 xīn dà lù the New World / the Americas as opposed to the Old World 舊大陸|旧大陆[jiu4 da4 lu4] or Eurasia syn 教育界 jiào yù jiè academic world / academic circles / academia syn 世尊 shì zūn World Honored One / Revered One of the World (Buddha) 环游 環遊 huán yóu to travel around (the world, a country etc) syn 冰天雪地 bīng tiān xuě dì a world of ice and snow syn 天壤之别 天壤之別 tiān rǎng zhī bié lit. the difference between heaven and earth (idiom) / fig. night and day difference / a world of difference / a far cry (from) syn 文苑 wén yuàn the literary world syn 看破 kàn pò to see through / disillusioned with / to reject (the world of mortals) syn 大千世界 大韆世界 dà qiān shì jiè great wide world / marvelously diverse world / (Buddhism) cosmos (abbr. for 三千大千世界[san1 qian1 da4 qian1 shi4 jie4]) 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