天界

tiānjiè
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 the heavenly realm
  2. 2 the world of gods and immortals

Examples

HSK 7-9
Shénhuà lǐ de shénxian dōu zhù zài tiānjiè.
In myths, the gods and immortals all live in the heavenly realm.
HSK 7-9
Chuánshuō Qī Xiānnǚ tōutōu cóng tiānjiè láidào fánjiān, jià gěi le Dǒng Yǒng.
Legend says the Seventh Fairy slipped down from the heavenly realm to the mortal world and married Dong Yong.

Tips

culture
In Buddhism 天界 is the highest of the six realms of rebirth, home of the devas, whose bliss is long but still ends in rebirth. In Chinese myth and 仙侠 fiction it is the world of the immortals, set against 凡间 (the mortal world) and 冥界 (the underworld).

Stroke Order

天 tiān
界 jiè