yìng​shì

to deal with the world

  • created reference approved 应世/應世 → 出世 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    应世 / 應世 yìng​shì

    出世 chū​shì

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 应世/應世 · yìng​shì · to deal with the world — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    应世 / 應世

    yìng​shì

    to deal with the world

    To know how to manage social affairs and interact with people; to handle the complexities of the world.

    应 (literal) → 应/應 · yìng · to deal with 世 (literal) → 世 · shì · world

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 应世/應世 · yìng​shì · to go with the times — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    应世 / 應世

    yìng​shì

    to go with the times

    To adapt or conform to the trends and circumstances of the current era.

    应 (literal) → 应/應 · yìng · to suit 世 (literal) → 世 · shì · era

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 应世/應世 · yìng​shì · to appear in the world — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    应世 / 應世

    yìng​shì

    to appear in the world

    (literary) Used in Buddhism to describe the appearance or birth of a Buddha in the mortal realm

    应 (literal) → 应/應 · yìng · to be fulfilled 世 (literal) → 世 · shì · world

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense