天际

天際

tiānjì

noun #27,583

Meanings

1 horizon
2 skyline
3 the edge of the sky

Characters

border; edge; between

Examples

太阳慢慢沉入天际。

Tàiyáng mànmàn chénrù tiānjì.

The sun slowly sank below the horizon.

站在山顶，可以看到无边无际的天际。

Zhàn zài shāndǐng, kěyǐ kàndào wúbiān-wújì de tiānjì.

Standing on the mountaintop, you can see the boundless horizon.

Tips

usage

天际 is more poetic and literary than 地平线, the technical / scientific term for horizon. 天际 evokes a sense of vastness and distance.

Stroke Order

天 tiān

际 jì