尘俗

塵俗
chénsú
noun #53,363

Meanings

  1. 1 the mundane world
  2. 2 worldly affairs; this dusty world
  3. 3 worldly; vulgar

Examples

HSK 6
出家远离尘俗
Tā chūjiā hòu, yuǎnlí le chénsú.
After becoming a monk, he withdrew from the mundane world.
HSK 7-9
Shān zhōng qīngjìng, méiyǒu chénsú de fánnǎo.
It is peaceful in the mountains, free of worldly worries.

Tips

culture
= "dust" - in Buddhist/Daoist usage, dust is a metaphor for the world of senses and attachment. 红尘 ("red dust") and 尘世 ("dusty world") share the same image; 出尘 means to transcend it.
register
Literary; common in classical poetry, religious writing and modern essays evoking those registers. In ordinary speech, say 世俗 or 日常生活.

Stroke Order

chén