世 界 shì jiè world / CL:個|个[ge4] 天 地 tiān dì heaven and earth / world / scope / field of activity 世 界 上 shì jiè shàng (of the) world 世 间 shì jiān world / earth 人 世 rén shì the world / this world / the world of the living 五 洲 wǔ zhōu five continents / the world 全 球 quán qiú the whole world / worldwide / global 天 下 tiān xià land under heaven / the whole world / the whole of China / realm / rule 江 湖 Jiāng hú rivers and lakes / all corners of the country / remote areas to which hermits retreat / section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law / the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wu3xia2]) / (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc / demimonde / (in modern times) triads / secret gangster societies / underworld 人 间 rén jiān the human world / the earth 世 界 杯 Shì jiè bēi World Cup 人 事 rén shì personnel / human resources / human affairs / ways of the world / (euphemism) sexuality / the facts of life 商 场 shopping mall / shopping center / department store / emporium / CL:家[jia1] / the business world 全 世 界 quán shì jiè worldwide / entire world 时 空 shí kōng time and place / world of a particular locale and era / (physics) space-time 环 球 huán qiú around the world / worldwide 天 涯 tiān yá the other end of the world / a faraway place 外 界 wài jiè the outside world / external 魔 兽 世 界 Mó shòu Shì jiè World of Warcraft (video game) 改 革 开 放 gǎi gé kāi fàng to reform and open to the outside world / refers to Deng Xiaoping's policies from around 1980 世 人 shì rén people (in general) / people around the world / everyone 下 方 xià fāng underneath / below / the underside / world of mortals / to descend to the world of mortals (of gods) 世 界 各 地 shì jiè gè dì all over the world / everywhere / in all parts of the world 红 尘 hóng chén the world of mortals (Buddhism) / human society / worldly affairs 四 海 sì hǎi (fig.) the whole world 世 贸 Shì mào World Trade Organization (WTO) / abbr. for 世界貿易組織|世界贸易组织 二 战 Er4 zhàn World War II 顶 尖 dǐng jiān peak / apex / world best / number one / finest (competitors) / top (figures in a certain field) 乐 坛 yuè tán music circles / music world 一 世 yī shì generation / period of 30 years / one's whole lifetime / lifelong / age / era / times / the whole world / the First (of numbered European kings) 乱 世 luàn shì the world in chaos / troubled times / (in Buddhism) the mortal world 世 界 大 战 shì jiè dà zhàn world war 世 界 经 济 shì jiè jīng jì global economy / world economy 世 事 shì shì affairs of life / things of the world 懂 事 dǒng shì to grow beyond the naivete of childhood / to be aware of what is going on in the world / (esp. of a child) sensible / thoughtful / intelligent 体 坛 tǐ tán sporting circles / the world of sport 世 界 第 一 shì jiè dì yī ranked number one in the world / the world's first 自 然 界 zì rán jiè nature / the natural world 世 界 观 shì jiè guān worldview / world outlook / Weltanschauung 商 界 shāng jiè business world / business community 足 坛 zú tán soccer circles / soccer world 人 世 间 rén shì jiān the secular world 世 锦 赛 shì jǐn sài world championship 尘 世 chén shì (religion) this mortal life / the mundane world 天 长 地 久 tiān cháng dì jiǔ enduring while the world lasts (idiom) / eternal 海 阔 天 空 hǎi kuò tiān kōng wide sea and sky (idiom) / boundless open vistas / the whole wide world / chatting about everything under the sun 世 界 贸 易 shì jiè mào yì world trade / global trade 仙 界 xiān jiè world of the immortals / a fairyland / a paradise 冥 界 míng jiè ghost world 影 坛 yǐng tán moviedom / the world of movies / film circles 第 二 次 世 界 大 战 Dì èr Cì Shì jiè Dà zhàn World War II 世 道 shì dào the ways of the world / the morals of the time 世 界 纪 录 shì jiè jì lù world record 内 心 世 界 nèi xīn shì jiè (one's) inner world 闯 荡 chuǎng dàng to leave home to make one's way in the world / to leave the life one knows to seek success 凡 间 fán jiān the secular world 市 面 shì miàn the marketplace (i.e. the world of business and commerce) 学 界 xué jiè academic world / academic circles / academia 世 界 卫 生 组 织 Shì jiè Wèi shēng Zǔ zhī World Health Organization (WHO) 下 凡 xià fán (of immortals) to descend to the human world 世 界 银 行 Shì jiè Yín háng World Bank 世 界 和 平 shì jiè hé píng world peace 不 可 一 世 bù kě yī shì to consider oneself unexcelled in the world / to be insufferably arrogant 世 博 会 Shì bó huì World Expo (abbr. for 世界博覽會|世界博览会[Shi4 jie4 Bo2 lan3 hui4]) 世 界 贸 易 组 织 Shì jiè Mào yì Zǔ zhī World Trade Organization (WTO) 金 融 界 jīn róng jiè banking circles / the world of finance 世 界 知 名 shì jiè zhī míng world famous 阿 凡 提 A1 fán tí the Effendi (Nasreddin), the hero of folk tales of the Muslim world, known for his wisdom and humor 世 面 shì miàn the wider world / diverse aspects of society 举 世 jǔ shì throughout the world / world ranking (e.g. first) 新 大 陆 xīn dà lù the New World / the Americas as opposed to the Old World 舊大陸|旧大陆[jiu4 da4 lu4] or Eurasia 教 育 界 jiào yù jiè academic world / academic circles / academia 世 尊 shì zūn World Honored One / Revered One of the World (Buddha) 环 游 huán yóu to travel around (the world, a country etc) 冰 天 雪 地 bīng tiān xuě dì a world of ice and snow 天 壤 之 别 tiān rǎng zhī bié lit. the difference between heaven and earth (idiom) / fig. night and day difference / a world of difference / a far cry (from) 文 苑 wén yuàn the literary world 看 破 kàn pò to see through / disillusioned with / to reject (the world of mortals) 大 千 世 界 dà qiān shì jiè great wide world / marvelously diverse world / (Buddhism) cosmos (abbr. for 三千大千世界[san1 qian1 da4 qian1 shi4 jie4]) 世 故 shì gù the ways of the world 一 鸣 惊 人 yī míng jīng rén to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom) / an overnight celebrity 阴 间 yīn jiān the nether world / Hades / (neologism) (slang) disturbing / unsettling / awful / detestable 世 卫 Shì wèi World Health Organization (WHO) (abbr. for 世界衛生組織|世界卫生组织[Shi4 jie4 Wei4 sheng1 Zu3 zhi1]) 世 博 Shì bó abbr. for 世界博覽會|世界博览会[Shi4 jie4 Bo2 lan3 hui4], World Expo 俗 世 sú shì the mundane world / the world of mortals 大 运 Dà yùn a stroke of luck / World University Games (formerly "Universiade") (abbr. for 大學生運動會|大学生运动会[da4 xue2 sheng1 yun4 dong4 hui4]) 第 三 世 界 dì sān shì jiè Third World 打 天 下 dǎ tiān xià to seize power / to conquer the world / to establish and expand a business / to carve out a career for oneself 天 旋 地 转 tiān xuán dì zhuàn the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom) / giddy with one's head spinning / fig. huge changes in the world 第 一 次 世 界 大 战 Dì yī cì Shì jiè Dà zhàn World War One 世 情 shì qíng worldly affairs / the ways of the world 世 行 Shì háng World Bank (abbr. for 世界銀行|世界银行[Shi4jie4 Yin2hang2]) 纳 尼 亚 Nà ní yà Narnia, children's fantasy world in stories by C.S. Lewis 演 艺 界 yǎn yì jiè the entertainment world / show business 沧 海 桑 田 cāng hǎi sāng tián lit. the blue sea turned into mulberry fields (idiom) / fig. the transformations of the world 电 影 界 diàn yǐng jiè moviedom / the world of movies / film circles 叱 咤 风 云 chì zhà fēng yún lit. to rebuke Heaven and Earth (idiom) / fig. shaking the whole world / all-powerful 海 内 hǎi nèi the whole world / throughout the land / everything under the sun 发 迹 fā jì to make one's mark / to go up in the world / to make one's fortune 世 界 文 化 遗 产 Shì jiè Wén huà Yí chǎn (UNESCO) World Cultural Heritage 
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