mundane world; worldly affairs; secular life
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the bustling secular world; human society
literaryA literary term often used in philosophical or religious contexts to refer to the worldly life with all its attachments and illusions, contrasted with spiritual detachment.
Tā他
kàn看
pò破
hóng红
chén尘
，
jué决
dìng定
chū出
jiā家
wéi为
sēng僧
。
Having seen through the vanity of the worldly life, he decided to become a monk.
Zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
miáo描
huì绘
le了
zhǔ主
rén人
gōng公
zài在
hóng红
chén尘
zhōng中
de的
zhēng挣
zhá扎
yǔ与
mí迷
shī失
。
This film depicts the protagonist's struggles and loss in the secular world.
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Zòng纵
rán然
shēn身
chǔ处
fán繁
huá华
hóng红
chén尘
，
tā他
yī依
rán然
bǎo保
chí持
zhe着
nèi内
xīn心
de的
níng宁
jìng静
。
Even though he lives in the bustling worldly society, he still maintains inner peace.
Gǔn滚
gǔn滚
hóng红
chén尘
，
yǒu有
duō多
shǎo少
rén人
néng能
zhēn真
zhèng正
chāo超
tuō脱
？
In the ever-flowing worldly life, how many people can truly transcend it?
Yuǎn远
lí离
hóng红
chén尘
de的
xuān喧
xiāo嚣
，
tā她
yǐn隐
jū居
zài在
shān山
lín林
zhī之
zhōng中
。
Far from the noise of the mundane world, she lived in seclusion in the mountains.