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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

世上 [shìshàng]
  1. 1. in the world; on earth

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

世上 [shìshàng]
  1. 1. 世界上;社会上
    人活在世上,要有所作为。

Examples

中国有句老话:世上无难事,只怕有心人。
There is an old Chinese saying: nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind on it.
世上没有十全十美的人。
No man is perfect.
世上决没有无缘无故的爱,也没有无缘无故的恨。
There is absolutely no such thing in the world as love or hate without cause or reason.
世上没有卖后悔药的,早知今日,何必当初!
There is no medicine to cure regret in the world. You shouldn't have behaved like that in the beginning when you knew what the result would be.
大丈夫活在世上要顶天立地。
A great man should live in this world with an indomitable spirit.
这个世上恐怕很少有男人会对闲雅的女人发脾气。
There are few men in this world who get mad at graceful women.
世上没有免费午餐。
There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world.
世上
in this world
世上无难事,只怕有心人。
世上不可能有长生不老的人

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