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Meaning

border; place; condition; boundary; circumstances; territory

Chinese: 环境、境地或边境。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “jing” becomes a different word in each tone. 境 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 环境huán jìngenvironment; circumstances; surroundings; ambient
  • 边境biān jìngfrontier; border
  • 处境chǔ jìngsituation (of a person)
  • 境界jìng jièboundary; state; realm
  • 出境chū jìngto leave a country or region; outbound (tourism)

Example Sentence

他在困境中没有放弃。Tā zài kùn jìng zhōng méi yǒu fàng qì.He did not give up in difficult circumstances.

hezàiat困境kùn jìngpredicamentzhōngmiddle没有méi yǒuhaven't放弃fàng qìto renounce