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 叱咤风云 叱咤風雲 chì zhà fēng yún lit. to rebuke Heaven and Earth (idiom) / fig. shaking the whole world / all-powerful syn 惊悸 驚悸 jīng jì shaking in fear / one's heart palpitating with fear 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 摇匀 搖勻 yáo yún to mix by shaking 浊世 濁世 zhuó shì the world in chaos / troubled times / the mortal world (Buddhism) syn 耍无赖 耍無賴 shuǎ wú lài to act shamelessly / to behave in a way that leaves others tut-tutting and shaking their heads in disapproval syn 天长地久 天長地久 tiān cháng dì jiǔ enduring while the world lasts (idiom) / eternal syn 万事大吉 萬事大吉 wàn shì dà jí everything is fine (idiom) / all is well with the world 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 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 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 举世闻名 舉世聞名 jǔ shì wén míng world-famous (idiom) syn 举世无双 舉世無雙 jǔ shì wú shuāng unrivaled (idiom) / world number one / unique / unequaled syn 沧海桑田 滄海桑田 cāng hǎi sāng tián lit. the blue sea turned into mulberry fields (idiom) / fig. the transformations of the world syn 闭月羞花 閉月羞花 bì yuè xiū huā lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom) / fig. female beauty exceeding even that of the natural world 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 天旋地转 天旋地轉 tiān xuán dì zhuàn the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom) / giddy with one's head spinning / fig. huge changes in the world syn 公之于众 公之於眾 gōng zhī yú zhòng to make known to the masses (idiom) / to publicize widely / to let the world know 暗无天日 暗無天日 àn wú tiān rì all black, no daylight (idiom) / a world without justice syn 唯恐天下不乱 唯恐天下不亂 wéi kǒng tiān xià bù luàn to wish for the whole world to be in chaos (idiom) 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 从天而降 從天而降 cóng tiān ér jiàng (idiom) to fall from the sky / (idiom) (fig.) to appear unexpectedly / to drop into one's lap 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 四海 sì hǎi (fig.) the whole world syn 下凡 xià fán (of immortals) to descend to the human world 发迹 發跡 fā jì to make one's mark / to go up in the world / to make one's fortune 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 数一数二 數一數二 shǔ yī shǔ èr (idiom) reckoned to be best or second best / one of the very best / (idiom) to list one by one 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 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 娱乐界 娛樂界 yú lè jiè the entertainment world / show business 厌世 厭世 yàn shì world-weary / pessimistic 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 不可一世 bù kě yī shì to consider oneself unexcelled in the world / to be insufferably arrogant syn 雨过天晴 雨過天晴 yǔ guò tiān qíng sky clears after rain / new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom) / every cloud has a silver lining (idiom) / see also 雨過天青|雨过天青[yu3 guo4 tian1 qing1] syn 