Chinese symbol for “horizon”
地平线
dì píng xiàn
Traditional: 地平線
horizon
The closest CC-CEDICT match for horizon is 地平线 (dì píng xiàn), defined as: horizon.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “horizon”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 天际 (天際) | tiān jì | horizon |
| 天边 (天邊) | tiān biān | horizon; ends of the earth |
| 眼界 | yǎn jiè | (lit. and fig.) field of vision; scope; horizon |
| 涯 | yá | border; horizon |
| 天际线 (天際線) | tiān jì xiàn | skyline; horizon |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 地平线.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地区 (地區) | dì qū | region; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system) |
| 地方 | dì fāng | region; regional (away from the central administration) |
| 当地 (當地) | dāng dì | local |
| 土地 | tǔ dì | land; soil |
| 平台 (平臺) | píng tái | platform; terrace |
| 和平 | hé píng | peace; peaceful |
| 水平 | shuǐ píng | horizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc) |
| 平均 | píng jūn | average; on average; evenly; in equal proportions |
| 路线 (路線) | lù xiàn | itinerary; route |
See also: Japanese symbol for “horizon”.
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