Definition
下凡 refers to a celestial being (immortal, deity, or fairy) descending from heaven to the mortal world — a central concept in Chinese mythology, folklore, and xianxia fantasy. As a separable verb (离合词), 下 can split from 凡 when inserting modifiers such as duration or frequency, e.g., 下了一次凡 ('descended to the world once').
v.o.
(of an immortal/celestial being) to descend to the mortal world
Examples
- 下凡。Chuánshuō zhōng de xiānnǚ xià fán dào rénjiān bāngzhù qióngrén.The legendary fairy descended to the mortal world to help the poor.
- ，。Zhè bù xiǎoshuō jiǎng de shì yí ge shénxiān xià le yí cì fán, jīnglì le xǔduō mónàn.This novel is about a god who descended to the world once and went through many hardships.
- 下凡。Jùshuō nà wèi púsà shì xià fán lái dùhuà zhòngshēng de.It is said that that bodhisattva descended to the world to save all beings.
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