真人 (zhēn rén) — real person (as opposed to fictional or virtual); (Daoism) immortal, perfected person
Definition
Literally 'true/really a person': in everyday modern Chinese it means a 'real person' (not a fictional character, avatar, or virtual figure). In Daoism it refers to an immortal who has attained the Dao through self-cultivation.
noun
real person (as opposed to fictional or virtual)(Daoism) immortalperfected person
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 真人，。Zhè ge yóu xì lǐ de jué sè bú shì zhēn rén, shì xū gòu de.The characters in this game are not real people; they are fictional.
- ，真人。Zài dào jiào chuán shuō zhōng, zhēn rén kě yǐ cháng shēng bù lǎo.In Daoist legends, immortals can live forever without aging.
- 真人，。Tā shì yí wèi dé dào de zhēn rén, zhù zài shēn shān lǐ.He is an attained immortal, living deep in the mountains.
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