楚河漢界 chǔ hé hàn jiè

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. the river that divides Chu and Han
  2. fig. a line that divides rival territories
  3. the mid-line between sides on a Chinese chessboard

CHARACTERS

楚 chǔ
HSK 3
name of feudal state; clear
河 hé
HSK 3
river; stream; yellow river
漢 hàn the Chinese people, Chinese language
界 jiè
HSK 3
boundary, limit; domain; society; the world