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天涯
tiānyá
1. the other end of the world
2. a far-away place
Common • Top 12%

Character Breakdown

天
tiān
sky, heaven; god, celestial
HSK 1 4 丶
涯
yá
border, horizon; river bank, shore
11 丶

Compound Words (9)

咫尺天涯
zhǐchǐtiānyá
so close, yet worlds apart (idiom)
地角天涯
dìjiǎotiānyá
The ends of the earth
天涯比邻
tiānyábǐlín
far-flung realms as next door (idiom); close in spirit although far away
天涯海角
TiānyáHǎijiǎo
Cape Haijiao in Sanya [[三亞|三亚<Sānyà>]], Hainan
天涯海角
tiānyáhǎijiǎo
the ends of the earth
海角天涯
hǎijiǎotiānyá
see [[天涯海角<tiānyáhǎijiǎo>]]
天涯若比邻
tiānyáruòbǐlín
far-flung realms as next door (idiom); close in spirit although far away
天涯何处无芳草
tiānyáhéchùwúfāngcǎo
there are plenty more fish in the sea (idiom)
海内存知己,天涯若比邻
hǎinèicúnzhījǐ,tiānyáruòbǐlín
close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door (idiom); close in spirit although far away

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