HSK · Level 73
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Chinese word
眼界
Pronunciation
Pinyinyǎn jiè
Meaning
- nounhorizons
Example
多读书可以开阔你的眼界。duō dú shū ké yǐ kāi kuò nǐ de yǎn jiè
Reading more books can broaden your horizons.
More examples
多参加国际交流活动可以迅速拓宽你的眼界。duō cān jiā guó jì jiāo liú huó dòng ké yǐ xùn sù tuò kuān nǐ de yǎn jiè
Participating in many international exchange activities can quickly broaden your horizons.
Core concept
The outer edge of what a person can see, encounter, and understand.
Common phrases
拓展眼界tuò zhǎn yǎn jiè
expand horizons
拓宽眼界tuò kuān yǎn jiè
broaden horizons
开阔眼界kāi kuò yǎn jiè
broaden horizons
Similar words
视野shì yě: The visible area within a person's sight.
眼光yǎn guāng: Judgment about the qualities of people or things.
见识jiàn shí: Practical knowledge built through personal experience.
Definition in Chinese
人通过眼睛或经验所能触及的视野，既可指实际的视觉范围，也可指见识和认知的范围。rén tōng guò yǎn jīng huò jīng yàn suǒ néng chù jí de shì yě jì kě zhǐ shí jì de shì jué fàn wéi yě kě zhǐ jiàn shí hé rèn zhī de fàn wéi
Word origin
眼界 (yǎnjiè, "horizons") is formed from 眼 (yǎn, "eye") and 界 (jiè, "boundary"), linking a physical limit of sight with the wider limits shaped by knowledge and experience.
Usage tips
- English often separates visual range from intellectual outlook, but Chinese keeps both under this one noun, making the surrounding context especially important.
Other meanings
- field of visionnoun
- insightnoun