阳世间

陽世間
yángshìjiān
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 the world of the living
  2. 2 the mortal world (as opposed to the underworld)

Examples

HSK 5
Chuánshuō guǐhún zhǐnéng zài yèlǐ huídào yángshìjiān.
Legend says ghosts can only return to the world of the living at night.
HSK 7-9
Tā xiāngxìn yángshìjiān de shàn'è dōuhuì yǒu bào.
He believes good and evil in the mortal world will all be answered for.

Tips

culture
(light/living) contrasts with (dark/dead) in folk cosmology. 阳世间 (or 阳间) is the sunlit world of the living; 阴间 is the underworld. The pair shows up constantly in ghost stories, traditional opera, and Tomb-Sweeping Festival 清明节 imagery.

Stroke Order

yáng
shì
jiān