xià​jiè

mortal world

  • created reference approved 下界 → 上界 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    下界 xià​jiè

    上界 shàng​jiè

    antonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 下界 · xià​jiè · mortal world — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    下界

    xià​jiè

    mortal world

    The world of humans as opposed to the heavens; also can refer to the underworld or the world of the dead in some contexts.

    下 (literal) → 下 · xià · below 界 (literal) → 界 · jiè · realm

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 下界 · xià​jiè · to descend to earth — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    下界

    xià​jiè

    to descend to earth

    To come down from the heavens to the world of mortals, used especially of gods or immortals.

    下, 界

    下 (literal) → 下 · xià · to descend 界 (literal) → 界 · jiè · realm

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 下界 · xià​jiè · lower bound — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    下界

    xià​jiè

    lower bound

    The lower boundary or limit of something; in mathematics, a value that is less than or equal to every element in a set or sequence.

    下 (literal) → 下 · xià · below 界 (literal) → 界 · jiè · boundary

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense