the human world; mortal world
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
the human world; the mortal world; the world of the living
Often used in contrast to 阴间 (the underworld). Literally means "the yang world." Slightly more literary or formal than 人间, often appearing in contexts involving life, death, or religious concepts.
Tā他
xī希
wàng望
zài在
yáng阳
shì世
duō多
xíng行
shàn善
shì事
，
wéi为
lái来
shì世
jī积
dé德
。
He hoped to do more good deeds in the mortal world to accumulate virtue for the afterlife.
Yīn阴
yáng阳
liǎng两
gé隔
，
tā他
zài在
yáng阳
shì世
de的
qīn亲
rén人
shí十
fēn分
sī思
niàn念
tā他
。
Separated by yin and yang, his relatives in the living world missed him deeply.
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Zhè这
shì是
lǎo老
rén人
liú留
zài在
yáng阳
shì世
de的
zuì最
hòu后
yī一
jiàn件
yí遗
wù物
。
This is the last relic the old man left behind in the human world.