天边 (tiān biān) — the horizon; a very distant place; the ends of the earth
Definition
Literally 'edge of the sky' — a poetic, literary way to say 'the horizon' or 'a very faraway place.' More evocative than the plain 远处.
noun
the horizona very distant placethe ends of the earth
Examples
- 天边。Tài yáng cóng tiān biān shēng qǐ lái le.The sun rose from the horizon.
- 天边，。Tā qù le tiān biān gōng zuò, hěn shǎo huí jiā.He went to work at a faraway place and rarely comes home.
- 天边。tiān biān Piāo lái yì duǒ yún.A cloud drifts from the horizon.
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