下凡 (xià fán) — (of an immortal/celestial being) to descend to the mortal world

Definition

Examples

• 传说中的仙女下凡到人间帮助穷人。
  Chuán shuō zhōng de xiān nǚ xià fán dào rén jiān bāng zhù qióng rén.
  The legendary fairy descended to the mortal world to help the poor.
• 这部小说讲的是一个神仙下了一次凡，经历了许多磨难。
  Zhè bù xiǎo shuō jiǎng de shì yí gè shén xiān xià le yí cì fán, jīng lì le xǔ duō mó nàn.
  This novel is about a god who descended to the world once and went through many hardships.
• 据说那位菩萨是下凡来度化众生的。
  Jù shuō nà wèi pú sà shì xià fán lái dù huà zhòng shēng de.
  It is said that that bodhisattva descended to the world to save all beings.

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