天涯

tiānyá

noun #18,017

Meanings

1 the ends of the earth
2 a faraway place

Characters

boundary; shore; edge

Examples

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.

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