前世 (qián shì) — (Buddhist) past life, previous existence; (figurative) previous generation(s), an earlier time

Definition

Literally 'previous life.' Most often used in the Buddhist sense — a past existence tied to karma (因缘) — but can also loosely mean 'a previous era or generation' in figurative contexts.

noun
(Buddhist) past lifeprevious existence(figurative) previous generation(s)an earlier time

Beispiele

  • 前世
    Tā xiāng xìn qián shì de yīn yuán huì yǐng xiǎng jīn shēng de shēng huó.
    He believes that karmic connections from a past life affect this life.
  • 前世
    Nǐ duì wǒ zhè me hǎo, wǒ zhēn huái yí qián shì wǒ men shì yì jiā rén.
    You are so kind to me—I really suspect we were family in a past life.
  • 前世
    Zhè zuò lǎo fáng zi bǎo liú zhe qián shì de fēng gé.
    This old house retains the style of a previous era.

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