真人 zhēn rén a real person / Daoist spiritual master 层面 層面 céng miàn aspect / facet / level (political, psychological, spiritual etc) / (geology) bedding plane syn 人世 rén shì the world / this world / the world of the living syn 武术 武術 wǔ shù military skill or technique (in former times) / all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development) / self-defense / tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage) / also called kungfu 功夫 / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn 下方 xià fāng underneath / below / the underside / world of mortals / to descend to the world of mortals (of gods) syn 修行 xiū xíng to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism) / to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft syn 灵性 靈性 líng xìng spiritual nature / spirituality / intelligence (esp. in animals) syn 乱世 亂世 luàn shì the world in chaos / troubled times / (in Buddhism) the mortal world syn 灵气 靈氣 líng qì spiritual influence (of mountains etc) / cleverness / ingeniousness 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 喇嘛 lǎ ma lama, spiritual teacher in Tibetan Buddhism 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 世界各地 shì jiè gè dì all over the world / everywhere / in all parts of the world 精神文明 jīng shén wén míng spiritual culture 世界第一 shì jiè dì yī ranked number one in the world / the world's first 法轮功 法輪功 fǎ lún gōng Falun Gong (Chinese spiritual movement founded in 1992, regarded as a cult by the PRC government) 世尊 shì zūn World Honored One / Revered One of the World (Buddha) 养性 養性 yǎng xìng mental or spiritual cultivation 俗世 sú shì the mundane world / the world of mortals 精神支柱 jīng shén zhī zhù moral pillars / spiritual props 精神领袖 精神領袖 jīng shén lǐng xiù spiritual leader (of a nation or church) / religious leader 下界 xià jiè lower bound (math.) / world of mortals / (of gods) to descend to the world of mortals 属灵 屬靈 shǔ líng spiritual 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 人寰 rén huán world / earthly world 浊世 濁世 zhuó shì the world in chaos / troubled times / the mortal world (Buddhism) syn 法论功 法論功 fǎ lún gōng erroneous variant of 法輪功|法轮功[Fa3 lun2 gong1], Falungong (proscribed Chinese spiritual practice) 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]) 没治 沒治 méi zhì hopeless / helpless / incurable / fantastic / out of this world 世界银行 世界銀行 shì jiè yín háng World Bank syn 影坛 影壇 yǐng tán moviedom / the world of movies / film circles 