境界 (jìng jiè) — (noun) boundary, border (literal); (noun) realm, level (of spiritual, artistic, or intellectual attainment); (noun) state, stage (of development or thought)

Definition

Examples

• 这条河是两国之间的自然境界。
  Zhè tiáo hé shì liǎng guó zhī jiān de zì rán jìng jiè.
  This river is the natural boundary between the two countries.
• 他的书法已经达到了很高的艺术境界。
  Tā de shū fǎ yǐ jīng dá dào le hěn gāo de yì shù jìng jiè.
  His calligraphy has reached a very high artistic realm.
• 一个人的思想境界决定了他看问题的高度。
  Yí gè rén de sī xiǎng jìng jiè jué dìng le tā kàn wèn tí de gāo dù.
  A person's level of thinking determines the height from which they view problems.

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