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 màn màn chén rù 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 shān dǐng, 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 (dìpíngxiàn), which is the technical/scientific term for horizon. 天际 evokes a sense of vastness and distance.

Stroke Order

天 tiān

际 jì