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境界

jìng jiè

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • boundary
  • state
  • realm

Definition

指事物所达到的高度或程度，也指境域、边界；常用来形容人的思想、修养、艺术等方面的水平和层次。

The level or degree reached by something; also refers to boundary or realm; often used to describe the level of one's thoughts, cultivation, art, etc.

Usage

常用于描述抽象的概念，如思想、艺术、人生等方面的层次或高度。可以用于褒义，指达到很高的水平；也可用于中性或贬义，指某个特定的范围。

Often used to describe abstract concepts such as the level or height in thought, art, life, etc. It can be used positively to indicate a high level, or neutrally/negatively to refer to a specific realm.

Examples

  • 1 他的书法已经达到了很高的境界。 (His calligraphy has reached a very high level.)
  • 2 只有不断学习，才能提高自己的思想境界。 (Only through continuous learning can one improve their ideological level.)
  • 3 艺术家追求的是精神境界的升华。 (What artists pursue is the sublimation of spiritual realm.)
  • 4 这部影片的境界过于高深，普通观众很难理解。 (The realm of this film is too profound for ordinary audiences to understand.)
  • 5 不同境界的人对同一事物的看法往往不同。 (People of different levels often have different views on the same thing.)
  • 6 他从人生低谷中走出来，进入了一个新的境界。 (He came out of the low point of life and entered a new realm.)

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