人间

rén jiān

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

1. the human world
2. the earth

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 天上 tiān shàng 天上 tiān shàng celestial 人间 means the human world, while 天上 means the heavens.: celestial

Related words

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• 世间 shì jiān 世间 shì jiān world 世 means world, 间 means among; together 'the human world'.: world
• 红尘 hóng chén 红尘 hóng chén the world of mortals (Buddhism) Literally 'red dust', often used in Buddhist contexts to mean the material world.: the world of mortals (Buddhism)

Synonyms

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• 人世 rén shì 人世 rén shì the world Both refer to the human world, but 人间 is more common in everyday speech.: the world

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Do not confuse 人间 with 房间 (room). The tones and meanings are different.

Formality

人间 is a neutral, commonly used word for the human world, but can carry a poetic or philosophical tone in literature.

Example Sentences

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人间 有许多美丽的地方。

There are many beautiful places in the human world.

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Words Containing 人间

• 不食人间烟火 不食人间烟火 bù shí rén jiān yān huǒ: lit. not eating the food of common mortals
• 人间佛教 人间佛教 rén jiān fó jiào: Humanistic Buddhism
• 人间喜剧 人间喜剧 rén jiān xǐ jù: La Comédie humaine, series of novels by 19th century French novelist Honoré de Balzac 巴爾扎克|巴尔扎克[bā ěr zhā kè]
• 人间地狱 人间地狱 rén jiān dì yù: hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive
• 人间天堂 人间天堂 rén jiān tiān táng: heaven on Earth
• 人间蒸发 人间蒸发 rén jiān zhēng fā: to vanish
• 单人间 单人间 dān rén jiān: single room (hotel)
• 双人间 双人间 shuāng rén jiān: double room (hotel)

Child Words of 人间

• 人 人 rén: person; people
• 间 间 jiān: between
• 间 间 jiàn: gap