地界

dìjiè

noun #26,591

Meanings

1 boundary of land
2 land boundary
3 territory
4 locality (colloquial)

Characters

land; ground; earth

boundary; boundary line; realm

Examples

两块农田之间有一道明显的地界。

Liǎng kuài nóngtián zhījiān yǒu yī dào míngxiǎn de dìjiè.

There is a clear land boundary between the two fields.

这是我们村的地界，外人不能随便进来。

Zhè shì wǒmen cūn de dìjiè, wàirén bù néng suíbiàn jìnlái.

This is our village's territory; outsiders cannot just come in.

Tips

usage

地界 can mean a formal land boundary (legal/agricultural context) or, colloquially, someone's turf or territory. The colloquial sense is common in informal speech.

Stroke Order

地 dì

界 jiè