末世 (mò shì) — the last phase of an era; end times; apocalypse
Definition
末世 means 'the end of an era / last phase of an age,' often with a biblical or apocalyptic tone (as in religious end-times prophecies). 末 simply means 'end'; 世 means 'generation, world, era.'
noun
the last phase of an eraend timesapocalypse
Examples
- 末世。Xǔ duō zōng jiào dōu yù yán le mò shì de dào lái.Many religions have predicted the arrival of the end times.
- 末世。Zhè bù diàn yǐng miáo huì le mò shì shì jiè de cán kù jǐng xiàng.This movie depicts the cruel scene of a post-apocalyptic world.
- 末世，。Zài nà ge wáng cháo de mò shì, shè huì dòng dàng bù ān.In the last phase of that dynasty, society was unstable.
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