境 jìng boundary
boundary; territory; situation
How to remember 境: 土 earth + 竟 finally = boundary. After ten hours the truck driver sees the earth turn from red to grey and knows he has finally reached the boundary.
Component breakdown
境 = 土 earth + 竟 finally
- 土 earth
- 竟 finally
- 音 sound
- 立 stand
- 日 sun
- 儿 son
- 音 sound
After ten hours the truck driver sees the earth turn from red to grey and knows he has finally reached the boundary.
How it is used
- 'Border/territory' and by extension 'circumstances/state' - 入境 (rùjìng) enter a country, 出境 (chūjìng) exit; 境内/境外 (jìngnèi/jìngwài) inside/outside the borders.
- Abstract 'situation one is in' - 困境 (kùnjìng) predicament, 处境 (chǔjìng) one's plight, 环境 (huánjìng) environment.
- 境界 (jìngjiè) = a realm/level of attainment, e.g. artistic or spiritual - 很高的境界 a lofty level.
Words with 境
- 环境huánjìngenvironmentHSK 3
- 入境rùjìngto enter a countryHSK 6
- 出境chūjìngto leave a country or regionHSK 6
- 困境kùnjìngpredicamentHSK 7
- 境内jìngnèiwithin the bordersHSK 7
- 境地jìngdìcircumstancesHSK 7
- 境外jìngwàioutside (a country's) bordersHSK 7
- 境界jìngjièboundaryHSK 7
- 境遇jìngyùcircumstanceHSK 7
- 处境chǔjìngsituation (of a person)HSK 7
- 家境jiājìngfamily financial situationHSK 7
- 情境qíngjìngsituationHSK 7
- 边境biānjìngfrontierHSK 7
- 过境guòjìngto pass through a country's territoryHSK 7
- 逆境nìjìngadversityHSK 9
Example sentences
- 这里是国家的边境。 Zhèli shì guójiā de biānjìng.This is the country's border.
- 这里的环境很宜人。 Zhèli de huánjìng hěn yírén.This place is very pleasant.
- 我们要保护环境。 Wǒmen yào bǎohù huánjìng.We must protect the environment.
- 这家餐厅的环境很不错。 Zhè jiā cāntīng de huánjìng hěn búcuò.The restaurant is quite nice inside.