咫尺天涯 zhǐ chǐ tiān yá

so close, yet worlds apart (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. so close, yet worlds apart (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
咫 zhǐ
8 in. length unit of Zhou dynasty
尺 chǐ HSK 5
a ruler; a Chinese foot; one-third of a meter
天 tiān HSK 1
day; sky; heaven
涯 yá
shore; border; horizon