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<p>修仙 = cultivate oneself to become an immortal</p>
<p>after become 神仙 or 仙 , one can live outside of the mundane world <em>吸風飲露，不食五穀 (able to exist and function by using the energy from nature, no need to eat)</em></p>
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<p>~</p>
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<p>修真 = cultivate oneself to achieve spiritual enlightenment</p>
<p><em>修真者，借假修真也。道教中，学道修行，求得真我，<strong>去伪存真</strong> (remove the fault and keep the truth) 为“修真”。</em></p>
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<p><strong>Edit:</strong></p>
<p>Scripps wrote:</p>
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<p><em>Is there any noun to represent that?</em></p>
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<p>修仙 short for 修練成仙之法 (study and train oneself to become an immortal)</p>
<p>修真 short for 修硏尋得真我之法 (Study and learn to find one's truth self)</p>
<p>If you must use simple terms to describe them, you can call '修仙' as '<strong>immortality seeking</strong>' and '修真' as '<strong>truth seeking</strong>'</p>

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2019-02-25T05:27:29.140Z
Is there any noun to represent that?
Scripps
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2019-02-25T06:06:50.480Z
@Scripps  Please see my edition at the bottom of my post
Tang Ho
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Tang Ho
<p><code>if it suddenly appears in English article</code></p>

<p>What make you think such story are any different than English fantasies, which the protagonist and antagonist keep getting new abilities along the way? </p>

<p>Even many card game show similar traits, i.e. obtained/advanced a "new level" or "gaining new abilities". </p>

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mootmoot
<p>Can I use xiuxian? 
It means taking pills of immortality and cultivate oneself to become an immortal, short for cultivate immortality, can you understand the latter easily if it suddenly appears in English article?</p>

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2019-02-25T02:13:30.107Z
immortal training, taoist training?
sfy
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[In some contexts, 修仙 can mean to stay up late.](https://zh.moegirl.org/zh-hant/修仙)
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What's the most accessible translation for 修仙 or 修真?
# What's the most accessible translation for 修仙 or 修真?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-02-24)

Can I use xiuxian?
It means taking pills of immortality and cultivate oneself to become an immortal, short for cultivate immortality, can you understand the latter easily if it suddenly appears in English article?

**Tags:** translation

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: immortal training, taoist training?  
> **username_2**: [In some contexts, 修仙 can mean to stay up late.](https://zh.moegirl.org/zh-hant/修仙)  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2019-02-25. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

> 修仙 = cultivate oneself to become an immortal
>
> after become 神仙 or 仙 , one can live outside of the mundane world *吸風飲露，不食五穀 (able to exist and function by using the energy from nature, no need to eat)*

~

> 修真 = cultivate oneself to achieve spiritual enlightenment
>
> *修真者，借假修真也。道教中，学道修行，求得真我，**去伪存真** (remove the fault and keep the truth) 为“修真”。*

**Edit:**

username_0 wrote:

> *Is there any noun to represent that?*

修仙 short for 修練成仙之法 (study and train oneself to become an immortal)

修真 short for 修硏尋得真我之法 (Study and learn to find one's truth self)

If you must use simple terms to describe them, you can call '修仙' as '**immortality seeking**' and '修真' as '**truth seeking**'

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Is there any noun to represent that?  
> **username_3**: @username_0  Please see my edition at the bottom of my post  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2019-02-26. Score: -1

`if it suddenly appears in English article`

What make you think such story are any different than English fantasies, which the protagonist and antagonist keep getting new abilities along the way?

Even many card game show similar traits, i.e. obtained/advanced a "new level" or "gaining new abilities".


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