入世 (rù shì) — (Buddhist term) to engage with the secular world, to participate in worldly affairs; (abbreviation) to join the WTO (World Trade Organization)
Definition
入世 means 'to engage with the secular world' — usually as the opposite of 出世 (withdrawing for spiritual practice). In modern news contexts it also abbreviates 'joining the WTO'.
verb
(Buddhist term) to engage with the secular worldto participate in worldly affairs(abbreviation) to join the WTO (World Trade Organization)
Examples
- ，。Tā rù le shì, kāi shǐ cān yù shè huì shì wù.He entered the secular world and began to participate in social affairs.
- 入世。rù shì Xiū xíng shì yì zhǒng xuǎn zé.Engaging with the secular world for spiritual practice is a choice.
- ，2001入世。Jīng guò shí wǔ nián tán pàn, zhōng guó zhōng yú zài 2001 nián zhèng shì rù shì.After 15 years of negotiations, China finally formally joined the WTO in 2001.
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