彼岸 bǐ'àn the other shore Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents bǐ'àn the other shore 彼 bǐ verb that that; those; the other; often used in contrast with 此 cǐ meaning "this"岸 àn noun bank shore; bank; coast; the land along the edge of a body of water such as a river, lake, or seabǐ'àn paramita · ideal goal 彼 bǐ there there; that place; typically used as a bound form in compound words like 彼岸 bǐ'àn or 彼地 bǐdì岸 àn noun bank shore; bank; coast; the land along the edge of a body of water such as a river, lake, or sea