世上 (shì shàng) — in the world; on earth | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

in the worldon earth

Examples

世上。
shì shàng Méi yǒu wán měi de rén.
There is no perfect person in the world.
世上。
shì shàng Zuì zhēn guì de shì shí jiān.
The most precious thing in the world is time.
世上。
shì shàng Wàn wù dōu zài biàn huà.
Everything in the world is changing.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

世 means the world and 上 means on, together giving on earth.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

上 is drawn as a short horizontal line placed above a longer arc, marking a position above that arc.

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