人間 (jan4 gaan1 | ren2 jian1) : the world; man's world

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人間

jan4 gaan1

ren2 jian1

the world; man's world; in the realm of human society

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 12,500,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

人間 / 人间

This word has been viewed 1656 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 29th Nov 2004 14:54 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

人 jan4 - person; human being
間 gaan1 gaan3 - interval of time or space

5 compounds containing this word:

人間地獄 - hell on earth
人無生活計，枉食人間米 - if one doesn't have a plan or goal in one will just waste his life away for nothing
人間天堂 - heaven on Earth; nickname for the city Suzhou
人間詞話 - the essay "Poetic remarks in the human world" by 王國維
不食人間煙火 - otherworldly; free of worldly cares

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Decimal representation of this word: 人間

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*** The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate ***

* The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *