Tā yànjuàn le chéngshì shēnghuó, juéxīn zuò yī míng yǐnshì.
Weary of city life, he resolved to become a hermit.
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隐士 has deep roots in Chinese intellectual tradition. The 竹林七贤 (Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove, 3rd century) are the most celebrated example: scholars who retreated from the corrupt Wei-Jin court to live and philosophise in seclusion.
