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

HSK 7-9
Fójiào rènwéi chénshì chōngmǎn kǔnàn.
Buddhism holds that the mortal world is full of suffering.
HSK 7-9
厌倦尘世纷扰决心出家
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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