人间 (rén jiān) — the human world; the mortal world
Definition
人间 (rénjiān) is the 'human world' as a literary counterpart to heavenly or immortal realms — narrower than 世间 ('the world' in general, including all of existence), and distinct from 人类 ('humanity' as a species).
noun
the human worldthe mortal world
Examples
- ，人间。Chuán shuō zhōng, xiān rén huì xià dào rén jiān bāng zhù hǎo rén.In legend, immortals descend to the human world to help good people.
- 人间。Zhè bù xiǎo shuō miáo xiě le rén jiān de bēi huān lí hé.This novel depicts the joys and sorrows of the human world.
- 人间。Tā xiāng xìn rén jiān zì yǒu zhēn qíng zài.He believes that true feeling exists in the human world.
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