阳间 (yáng jiān) — the world of the living; this mortal world (as opposed to the underworld)
Definition
阳间 means 'the world of the living' — the mortal realm as opposed to 阴间, the underworld. The term is paired directly with 阴间 in set phrases (阳间和阴间).
noun
the world of the livingthis mortal world (as opposed to the underworld)
Examples
- 阳间。Rén zài yáng jiān yào hǎo hǎo shēng huó.People should live well in the world of the living.
- 阳间。Tā xiāng xìn sǐ hòu huì lí kāi yáng jiān.He believes that after death he will leave the world of the living.
- 阳间。yáng jiān Hé yīn jiān shì liǎng gè bù tóng de shì jiè.The world of the living and the underworld are two different worlds.
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