人世 rén shì the world / this world / the world of the living syn 下方 xià fāng underneath / below / the underside / world of mortals / to descend to the world of mortals (of gods) syn 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 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 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 人寰 rén huán world / earthly world 浊世 濁世 zhuó shì the world in chaos / troubled times / the mortal world (Buddhism) syn 坠海 墜海 zhuì hǎi to fall into the ocean / to crash into the ocean 海 hǎi ocean / sea / CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4] / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous syn 大海 dà hǎi sea / ocean syn 海洋 hǎi yáng ocean / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 太平洋 tài píng yáng Pacific Ocean 海底 hǎi dǐ seabed / seafloor / bottom of the ocean 大西洋 dà xī yáng Atlantic Ocean 大洋 dà yáng ocean / (old) silver dollar / (slang) Chinese yuan syn 斐济 斐濟 fěi jì Fiji, country in the southwest Pacific Ocean 海面 hǎi miàn the surface of the sea / ocean surface 汹涌 洶湧 xiōng yǒng to surge up violently (of ocean, river, lake etc) / turbulent syn 西洋 xī yáng the West (Europe and North America) / countries of the Indian Ocean (traditional) 邮轮 郵輪 yóu lún ocean liner / cruise liner syn 浪花 làng huā spray / ocean spray / spindrift / fig. happenings from one's life / CL:朵[duo3] syn 浩瀚 hào hàn vast (of ocean) / boundless syn 洋流 yáng liú ocean current syn 远洋 遠洋 yuǎn yáng distant seas / the open ocean (far from the coast) syn 寒流 hán liú cold air current / cold ocean current / cold stream syn 印度洋 yìn dù yáng Indian Ocean 浪涛 浪濤 làng tāo ocean wave / billows syn 北冰洋 běi bīng yáng Arctic ocean 洋面 yáng miàn ocean surface 浩荡 浩蕩 hào dàng vast and mighty (of river or ocean) / broad and powerful syn 曾经沧海 曾經滄海 céng jīng cāng hǎi lit. having crossed the vast ocean (idiom) / fig. widely experienced in the vicissitudes of life syn 中远 中遠 zhōng yuǎn China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) (abbr. for 中國遠洋運輸|中国远洋运输[Zhong1 guo2 Yuan3 yang2 Yun4 shu1]) 下西洋 xià xī yáng to sail west (from China) (used in reference to the 15th century voyages of Zheng He 鄭和|郑和[Zheng4 He2] to regions bordering the Indian Ocean) 西太平洋 xī tài píng yáng the western Pacific Ocean 沧海一粟 滄海一粟 cāng hǎi yī sù a drop in the ocean (idiom) syn 横断 橫斷 héng duàn to cross (a road, an ocean etc) / to cut across 欲海 yù hǎi ocean of lust (Buddhist term) / worldly desires 漂洋 piāo yáng to cross the ocean 中国海 中國海 zhōng guó hǎi the China Seas (the seas of the Western Pacific Ocean, around China: Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea) 九牛一毛 jiǔ niú yī máo lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom) / fig. a drop in the ocean syn 积少成多 積少成多 jī shǎo chéng duō (idiom) many little things add up to sth great / many little drops make an ocean syn 望洋兴叹 望洋興嘆 wàng yáng xīng tàn lit. to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom) / fig. to feel powerless and incompetent (to perform a task) syn 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 