Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/界-jiè-boundary;-circles

界 jiè boundary; circles - Mandarin Chinese

Definition

Radical is 田 tián “field.” Phonetic is the character 介, which is used in the word 介绍 (介紹) jièshao “introduce.”

Examples

• 世界 shìjiè world [N]
• 世界第一 shìjiè dìyī number one in the world
• 全世界 quán shìjiè the whole world
• 世界上 shìjièshang in the world
• 世界有名 shìjiè yŏumíng be world-famous
• 世界和平 shìjiè hépíng world peace

• The world of art - 艺术界 (yì shù jiè)
• The field of medicine - 医学界 (yī xué jiè)
• The business community - 商业界 (shāng yè jiè)
• The sports industry - 体育界 (tǐ yù jiè)
• The political sphere - 政治界 (zhèng zhì jiè)
• The academic circle - 学术界 (xué shù jiè)
• The film world - 电影界 (diàn yǐng jiè)
• The technology industry - 科技界 (kē jì jiè)
• The entertainment industry - 娱乐界 (yú lè jiè)
• The international community - 国际界 (guó jì jiè)

Sources

Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler

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