世上

shì shàng · shi shang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. on earth

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2 examples
01

爱(ài)和(hé)被(bèi)爱(ài)是(shì)世(shì)上(shàng)最(zuì)幸(xìng)运(yùn)的(de)事(shì)。

Loving and being loved are the most joyful things in the world.

Tatoeba: Chinese by mrillgrill12345 · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

世(shì)上(shàng)没(méi)有(yǒu)不(bù)劳(láo)而(ér)获(huò)的(de)事(shì)情(qing)。

There is nothing in the world that can be gained without effort.

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