出世 (chū shì) — (verb-object) to be born, to come into the world; (verb-object) to renounce the world, to leave secular life (Buddhist)

Definition

Examples

• 他出世后就被父母遗弃了。
  Tā chū shì hòu jiù bèi fù mǔ yí qì le.
  He was abandoned by his parents after being born.
• 他很早就出过世，一直住在寺庙里。
  Tā hěn zǎo jiù chū guò shì, yì zhí zhù zài sì miào lǐ.
  He renounced the world very early and has always lived in a temple.
• 修行的人通过出世来寻找内心的平静。
  Xiū xíng de rén tōng guò chū shì lái xún zhǎo nèi xīn de píng jìng.
  People who practice spiritual cultivation seek inner peace by renouncing the world.

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