咫尺天涯 zhǐ chǐ tiān yá

DEFINITIONS

  1. so close, yet worlds apart (idiom)

CHARACTERS

咫 zhǐ foot measure of Zhou dynasty
尺 chǐ
HSK 5
Chinese measure approx. 'foot'
天 tiān
HSK 1
sky, heaven; god, celestial
涯 yá shore, bank, water's edge