极目楚天舒

極目楚天舒

jí mù Chǔ tiān shū

quotation

Meanings

1 gaze to the limit, and the Chu sky opens wide
2 the sky above the old Chu lands stretches boundlessly
3 Mao Zedong's sweeping line from Swimming (1956)

Characters

Chu (ancient state)

to stretch / open

Examples

HSK 7-9

登上黄鹤楼，真是极目楚天舒。

Dēngshàng Huáng hè lóu, zhēnshì jímùchǔtiānshū.

Climbing the Yellow Crane Tower - truly, gazing out, the Chu sky stretches wide.

HSK 7-9

武汉长江大桥通车时，毛泽东题词"极目楚天舒"。

Wǔhàn Chángjiāng Dàqiáo tōngchē shí, Máo Zédōng tící " jímùchǔtiānshū ".

When the Wuhan Yangtze Bridge opened, Mao inscribed 'gaze to the limit, the Chu sky opens wide.'

Tips

history

出自毛泽东1956年《水调歌头·游泳》：才饮长沙水，又食武昌鱼。万里长江横渡，极目楚天舒。作于1956年横渡长江时。楚天指湖北、湖南一带古代楚国的天空。舒为舒展、开阔之意。

usage

楚指先秦楚国故地（今湖北、湖南）。极目即穷尽视野。常用于登高望远、抒发豪情的语境。

Stroke Order

极 jí

目 mù

楚 chǔ

天 tiān

舒 shū