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
境界 is a literary, abstract noun for 'realm' or 'level' — used for spiritual, artistic, or intellectual attainment, not for physical edges (use 边界 for a literal border).
noun
boundaryborder (literal)realmlevel (of spiritual, artistic, or intellectual attainment)statestage (of development or thought)
Examples
- 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.
- 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.
- 境界。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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