境 jìng boundary
boundary; territory; situation
怎么记住“境”: 土 earth + 竟 finally = boundary. After ten hours the truck driver sees the earth turn from red to grey and knows he has finally reached the boundary.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
境 = 土 earth + 竟 finally
- 土 earth meaning
- 竟 finally sound
- 音 sound
- 立 stand
- 日 sun
- 儿 son
- 音 sound
After ten hours the truck driver sees the earth turn from red to grey and knows he has finally reached the boundary.
How it came to be
Earth gives the meaning and the right part gives the sound.
用法
- 'Border/territory' and by extension 'circumstances/state': 入境 (rùjìng) enter a country, 出境 (chūjìng) exit; 境内/境外 (jìngnèi/jìngwài) inside/outside the borders.
- Abstract 'situation one is in': 困境 (kùnjìng) predicament, 处境 (chǔjìng) one's plight, 环境 (huánjìng) environment.
- 境界 (jìngjiè) = a realm/level of attainment, e.g. artistic or spiritual: 很高的境界 a lofty level.
含“境”的词语
- 环境huánjìngenvironmentHSK 3
- 入境rùjìngto enter a countryHSK 6
- 出境chūjìngto leave a country or regionHSK 6
- 困境kùnjìngpredicamentHSK 7
- 境内jìngnèiwithin the bordersHSK 7
- 境地jìngdìcircumstancesHSK 7
- 境外jìngwàioutside (a country's) bordersHSK 7
- 境界jìngjièboundaryHSK 7
- 境遇jìngyùcircumstanceHSK 7
- 处境chǔjìngsituation (of a person)HSK 7
- 家境jiājìngfamily financial situationHSK 7
- 情境qíngjìngsituationHSK 7
- 边境biānjìngfrontierHSK 7
- 过境guòjìngto pass through a country's territoryHSK 7
- 逆境nìjìngadversityHSK 9
例句
- 这里是国家的边境。 Zhèli shì guójiā de biānjìng.This is the country's border.
- 这里的环境很宜人。 Zhèli de huánjìng hěn yírén.This place is very pleasant.
- 我们要保护环境。 Wǒmen yào bǎohù huánjìng.We must protect the environment.
- 这家餐厅的环境很不错。 Zhè jiā cāntīng de huánjìng hěn búcuò.The restaurant is quite nice inside.