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"earthly world" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
人寰 rén huán world / earthly world
Chinese Pinyin Translation
子 zǐ son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / (prefix) sub- syn
未 wèi not yet / did not / have not / not / 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep / ancient Chinese compass point: 210° syn
人世 rén shì the world / this world / the world of the living syn
时分 時分 shí fēn time / period during the day / one of the 12 two-hour periods enumerated by the earthly branches 地支 syn
下方 xià fāng underneath / below / the underside / world of mortals / to descend to the world of mortals (of gods) syn
甲子 jiǎ zǐ first year of the sixty-year cycle (where each year is numbered with one of the 10 heavenly stems 天干[tian1 gan1] and one of the 12 earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1]) / the sixty-year cycle
乱世 亂世 luàn shì the world in chaos / troubled times / (in Buddhism) the mortal world 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
举世 舉世 jǔ shì throughout the world / world ranking (e.g. first) 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]) syn
生肖 shēng xiào one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1] / animal from the Chinese zodiac syn
世界各地 shì jiè gè dì all over the world / everywhere / in all parts of the world
世界第一 shì jiè dì yī ranked number one in the world / the world's first
世尊 shì zūn World Honored One / Revered One of the World (Buddha)
俗世 sú shì the mundane world / the world of mortals
地支 dì zhī the 12 earthly branches 子[zi3], 丑[chou3], 寅[yin2], 卯[mao3], 辰[chen2], 巳[si4], 午[wu3], 未[wei4], 申[shen1], 酉[you3], 戌[xu1], 亥[hai4], used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc
本命年 běn mìng nián year of one's birth sign, according to the cycle of 12 animals of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1]
干支 gān zhī the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] and twelve earthly branches 十二枝 / sexagenary cycle
下界 xià jiè lower bound (math.) / world of mortals / (of gods) to descend to the world of mortals
人情世故 rén qíng shì gù worldly wisdom / the ways of the world / to know how to get on in the world syn
生辰八字 shēng chén bā zì one's birth data for astrological purposes, combined from year, month, day, hour, heavenly trunk and earthly branch
阿罗汉 阿羅漢 ā luó hàn arhat (Sanskrit) / a holy man who has left behind all earthly desires and concerns and attained nirvana (Buddhism)
浊世 濁世 zhuó shì the world in chaos / troubled times / the mortal world (Buddhism) syn
午 wǔ 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse / ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south) syn
申 shēn to extend / to state / to explain / 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey / ancient Chinese compass point: 240° syn
亥 hài 12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m., 10th solar month (7th November-6th December), year of the Boar / ancient Chinese compass point: 330°
辰 chén 5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon / ancient Chinese compass point: 120° syn
巳 sì 6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake / ancient Chinese compass point: 150°
寅 yín 3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger / ancient Chinese compass point: 60° syn
酉 yǒu 10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster / ancient Chinese compass point: 270° (west)
戌 xū 11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog / ancient Chinese compass point: 300°
世界 shì jiè world / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
物 wù (bound form) thing / (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself / people other than oneself syn
全世界 quán shì jiè worldwide / entire world syn
全球 quán qiú the whole world / worldwide / global syn
世 shì life / age / generation / era / world / lifetime / epoch / descendant / noble syn
商场 商場 shāng chǎng shopping mall / shopping center / department store / emporium / CL:家[jia1] / the business world syn
时空 時空 shí kōng time and place / world of a particular locale and era / (physics) space-time syn
人间 人間 rén jiān the human world / the earth syn
天下 tiān xià land under heaven / the whole world / the whole of China / realm / rule syn
环球 環球 huán qiú around the world / worldwide syn
世人 shì rén people (in general) / people around the world / everyone syn
顶尖 頂尖 dǐng jiān peak / apex / world best / number one / finest (competitors) / top (figures in a certain field) syn
外界 wài jiè the outside world / external syn
大自然 dà zì rán nature (the natural world) syn
世间 世間 shì jiān world / earth syn
二战 二戰 èr zhàn World War II
世事 shì shì affairs of life / things of the world syn
世界大战 世界大戰 shì jiè dà zhàn world war
环游 環遊 huán yóu to travel around (the world, a country etc) syn
天地 tiān dì heaven and earth / world / scope / field of activity syn
人事 rén shì personnel / human resources / human affairs / ways of the world / (euphemism) sexuality / the facts of life 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
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
世道 shì dào the ways of the world / the morals of the time syn
第三世界 dì sān shì jiè Third 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
世界杯 shì jiè bēi World Cup
世界级 世界級 shì jiè jí world-class syn
自然界 zì rán jiè nature / the natural world syn
隔绝 隔絕 gé jué to cut off / to isolate / isolated (from the world) syn
阴间 陰間 yīn jiān the nether world / Hades / (neologism) (slang) disturbing / unsettling / awful / detestable syn
天涯 tiān yá the other end of the world / a faraway place syn
纳尼亚 納尼亞 nà ní yà Narnia, children's fantasy world in stories by C.S. Lewis
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
商界 shāng jiè business world / business community syn
市面 shì miàn the marketplace (i.e. the world of business and commerce) 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
四海 sì hǎi (fig.) the whole world syn
下凡 xià fán (of immortals) to descend to the human world
万事大吉 萬事大吉 wàn shì dà jí everything is fine (idiom) / all is well with the world syn
发迹 發跡 fā jì to make one's mark / to go up in the world / to make one's fortune syn
惊天动地 驚天動地 jīng tiān dòng dì world-shaking (idiom) syn
一鸣惊人 一鳴驚人 yī míng jīng rén to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom) / an overnight celebrity syn
戴高乐 戴高樂 dài gāo lè Charles De Gaulle (1890-1970), French general and politician, leader of the Free French during World War II and president of the Republic 1959-1969
世面 shì miàn the wider world / diverse aspects of society syn
电影界 電影界 diàn yǐng jiè moviedom / the world of movies / film circles
平步青云 平步青雲 píng bù qīng yún to rapidly go up in the world / meteoric rise (of a career, social position etc) syn
人世间 人世間 rén shì jiān the secular world 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
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
公诸于世 公諸於世 gōng zhū yú shì to announce to the world (idiom) / to make public / to let everyone know syn
世界观 世界觀 shì jiè guān worldview / world outlook / Weltanschauung syn
演艺界 演藝界 yǎn yì jiè the entertainment world / show business
科学界 科學界 kē xué jiè world of science / scientific circles syn
红尘 紅塵 hóng chén the world of mortals (Buddhism) / human society / worldly affairs syn
乐坛 樂壇 yuè tán music circles / music world
冰天雪地 bīng tiān xuě dì a world of ice and snow syn
凡间 凡間 fán jiān the secular world syn
学界 學界 xué jiè academic world / academic circles / academia syn
闻名于世 聞名於世 wén míng yú shì world-famous
举世闻名 舉世聞名 jǔ shì wén míng world-famous (idiom) syn
娱乐界 娛樂界 yú lè jiè the entertainment world / show business
厌世 厭世 yàn shì world-weary / pessimistic syn
举世无双 舉世無雙 jǔ shì wú shuāng unrivaled (idiom) / world number one / unique / unequaled syn
体育界 體育界 tǐ yù jiè sports circles / the sporting world
世锦赛 世錦賽 shì jǐn sài world championship
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])
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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