天涯

tiānyá

noun #18,017

Meanings

1 the ends of the earth
2 a faraway place

Characters

boundary; shore; edge

Examples

HSK 7-9

海内存知己，天涯若比邻。

Hǎinèi cún zhījǐ, tiānyá ruò bǐlín.

If you have a true friend somewhere in the world, even the ends of the earth feel like next door.

HSK 7-9

他独自一人流浪天涯。

Tā dúzì yī rén liúlàng tiānyá.

He wandered alone to the ends of the earth.

Tips

culture

天涯海角 (tiānyá hǎijiǎo, 'the edges of sky and corners of sea') is both a famous idiom meaning 'the remotest corners of the earth' and a scenic spot in Hainan, China.

Stroke Order

天 tiān

涯 yá