尘世

塵世
chénshì
noun #21,375

Meanings

  1. 1 the mortal world
  2. 2 this world
  3. 3 the secular world
  4. 4 earthly life

Examples

Fójiào rènwéi chénshì chōngmǎn kǔnàn.
Buddhism holds that the mortal world is full of suffering.
Tā yànjuàn le chénshì de fēnrǎo, juéxīn chūjiā.
Tired of the turmoil of this world, she resolved to become a nun.

Tips

culture
尘世 is a Buddhist and Daoist concept, literally 'the dusty world' — earthly existence as opposed to the transcendent or divine realm. (dust) symbolizes impurity and impermanence in Buddhist philosophy.

Stroke Order

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