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仙
xiān
Description
"仙"这个字常常用来说神话故事里的人。
The character "仙" is often used to refer to people in mythological stories.
这些人不会老，也不会死，住在很远的山上。
These people do not age or die and live on distant mountains.
Meanings
仙xiān
an immortal; a mythical being who never dies
故事里的仙住在山上。
The immortal in the story lives on the mountain.
仙xiān
godlike; extraordinary, out of this world
这里的风景美得像仙境。
The scenery here is as beautiful as a fairyland.
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Notes
- Etymology
仙 combines 人 (person) and 山 (mountain), suggesting a person living in the mountains as an immortal.
- Nuance
often appears in compounds like 神仙, 仙女; rarely used alone in modern speech.
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