际 (jì): border, edge, boundary
际 (jì) is a Chinese character meaning “border.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 阝 (semantic) and 示 (phonetic). It ranks #423 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 际 hill. Its radical form 阝 (mound) appears in many related characters such as 那 (nà, (specifier) that), 都 (dōu, all), 院 (yuàn, courtyard).
Definitions
- border
- edge
- boundary
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 际
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 实际上adverb | shí jì shàng | in fact | 4 |
| 国际adjective/noun | guó jì | international | 4 |
| 实际noun/adjective | shí jì | reality | 4 |
| 交际verb | jiāo jì | communication | 6 |
| 人际adjective | rén jì | human relationships | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 星际adjective | xīng jì | interstellar |
| 之际noun | zhī jì | during |
| 交际舞noun | jiāo jì wǔ | social dance |
| 人际关系noun | rén jì guān xì | interpersonal relationship |
| 不切实际adjective | bù qiè shí jì | unrealistic |
| 国际象棋noun | guó jì xiàng qí | chess |
| 洲际adjective | zhōu jì | intercontinental |
| 交际花noun | jiāo jì huā | (female) social butterfly |
| 国际性noun | guó jì xìng | international |
| 不着边际phrase | bù zhuó biān jì | not to the point |
| 天际noun | tiān jì | horizon |
| 一望无际phrase | yī wàng wú jì | as far as the eye can see (idiom) |
| 无边无际phrase | wú biān wú jì | (idiom) boundless |
| 国际法noun | guó jì fǎ | international law |
| 国际化verb | guó jì huà | to internationalize |
际 appears in 100 compound words: 2 as the first character, 38 as the last, and 60 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 际 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (25)
Showing 12 of 25 idioms containing 际.
Example Sentences
这次国际会议吸引了来自世界各地的专家学者。
Zhè cì guójì huìyì xīyǐn le láizì shìjiè gèdì de zhuānjiā xuézhě.
This international conference attracted experts and scholars from around the world.
第三十三届国际《古兰经》展览会开幕
dì sān shí sān jiè guó jì gǔ lán jīng zhǎn lǎn huì kāi mù
The 33rd International Quran Exhibition opened
美国12月实际个人消费支出月率 0.1%,预期0...
měi guó 1 2 yuè shí jì gè rén xiāo fèi zhī chū yuè lǜ 0 . 1 , yù qī 0 . . .
The monthly rate of real personal consumption expenditures in the United States was 0.1%, and the expected 0...
美国这座机场要改名“唐纳德·特朗普国际机场”
měi guó zhè zuò jī chǎng yāo gǎi míng táng nà dé tè lǎng pǔ guó jì jī chǎng
The airport in the United States will be renamed "Donald Trump International Airport"
国际贵金属价格持续走高,现货黄金再度站上50...
guó jì guì jīn shǔ jiè gé chí xù zǒu gāo , xiàn huò huáng jīn zài dù zhàn shǎng . . .
International precious metal prices continue to rise, spot gold again on the 50...
地域文化在国际中文教育中的应用
dì yù wén huā zài guó jì zhōng wén jiào yù zhōng de yīng yòng
The Application of Regional Culture in International Chinese Language Education
您能教我下国际象棋吗？
Nín néng jiāo wǒ xià guójì xiàngqí ma?
Can you teach me to play chess?
你实际上想说什么？
Nǐ shíjìshàng xiǎng shuō shénme?
What do you really want to say?
英语成为了一门国际语言。
Yīngyǔ chéngwéi le yī mén guójì yǔyán.
English has become an international language.
我去那个派对纯粹是为了交际。
Wǒqù nàge pàiduì chúncuì shì wèile jiāojì.
I attended the party just to be sociable.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 阝 (hill) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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