Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
界
jiè
Description
"界"表示不同事物之间的边界，也可以指某一个特定的领域或范围。
"界" indicates the boundary between different things, and can also refer to a specific field or scope.
我们常常在"世界"、"教育界"这样的词里看到这个字。
We often see this character in words like "世界" (world) and "教育界" (education sector).
Meanings
界jiè
a field, circle, or profession
她在音乐界很有名。
She is very famous in the music world.
界jiè
boundary; border; limit
这条河是两国的界。
This river is the border between the two countries.
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Notes
- Etymology
originally means "boundary of fields"; the 田 radical shows land division.
- Nuance
as a suffix it groups people by profession, like 商界 (business world).
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