界 meaning in English

jiè

(bound form) boundary; border; (bound form) realm

HSK 6nounsuffix9 strokes

Meaning of 界

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiè

(bound form) boundary; border
(bound form) realm

How to use 界

界 is a bound form, so it rarely stands alone. It appears in words like 世界 (shìjiè, world) and 边界 (biānjiè, border), and as a suffix meaning a circle or field of people, as in 文艺界 (wényìjiè, the arts world). Example: 他在教育界很有名。(Tā zài jiàoyùjiè hěn yǒumíng.) He is well known in education circles.

界 has 田 (tián, field) on top and 介 (jiè) below. Picture the line drawn between fields, and 介 also gives the sound jiè.

Common mistake: Learners sometimes write the bottom as 个 or 今 instead of 介, which has two separate legs. Also, 界 is fourth tone jiè, so do not read it like 街 (jiē, street) in first tone.

界 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

玛mǎ丽lì在zài自zì己jǐ的de世shì界jiè生shēng活huó。

Mary lives in her own world.

我wǒ的de女nǚ儿ér不bú会huì讲jiǎng世shì界jiè语yǔ。

My daughter doesn't speak Esperanto.

用yòng世shì界jiè语yǔ写xiě情qíng书shū很hěn容róng易yì。

It is easy to write love letters in Esperanto.

你nǐ听tīng过guò别bié人rén说shuō世shì界jiè语yǔ吗ma？

Have you ever heard someone speaking Esperanto?

法fǎ国guó人rén觉jué得de世shì界jiè上shàng没méi有yǒu不bù可kě能néng的de事shì。

French people don't think of anything as impossible.

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界 jiè · boundary · 9 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 界.

世界	shìjiè	world
世界杯	shìjièbēi	World Cup
全世界	quán shìjiè	worldwide; entire world
外界	wàijiè	the outside world; external
文艺界	wényìjiè
边界	biānjiè	boundary; border
界限	jièxiàn	boundary
境界	jìngjiè	boundary; state
自然界	zìránjiè	nature; the natural world
界线	jièxiàn	limits; bounds
眼界	yǎnjiè	(lit. and fig.) field of vision; scope; horizon
世界级	shìjiè jí	world-class

Questions about 界

What does 界 mean?

界 (jiè) means "(bound form) boundary; border; (bound form) realm" and is used as a noun and suffix.

How do you write 界?

界 is made of 1 character: 界 (9 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.

Is 界 an HSK word?

Yes. 界 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How do I say 'the business world' or 'the sports world' with 界?

Add 界 after the field name: 商界 (shāngjiè) for business circles and 体育界 (tǐyùjiè) for the sports world. This pattern works for many professions.

What is the difference between 边界 and 外界?

边界 (biānjiè) is a physical or political boundary, such as a border between countries. 外界 (wàijiè) means the outside world or people outside a group, as in 外界的看法 (wàijiè de kànfǎ), outside opinions.