人境

rénjìng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 the world of men
  2. 2 inhabited places

Examples

HSK 7-9
Tā suīrán zhù zài rénjìng, què guò zhe yǐnshì yíyàng de shēnghuó.
Though he lives among people, he leads the life of a recluse.
HSK 7-9
Shān lǐ de sìmiào yuǎnlí rénjìng, zhǐnéng tīngdào niǎo jiào hé fēngshēng.
The mountain temple is far from any inhabited place; all you can hear is birdsong and the wind.

Tips

culture
Known from Tao Yuanming's poem 结庐在人境,而无车马喧 (I built my hut among people, yet hear no noise of carriages and horses). His answer to how: 心远地自偏, when the heart is far away, the place grows remote by itself.

Stroke Order

人 rén
境 jìng