Chinese word dictionary

咫尺天涯

zhǐ chǐ tiān yá · so close, yet worlds apart (idiom)

Word information

Simplified咫尺天涯
Traditional咫尺天涯
Pinyinzhǐ chǐ tiān yá
Part of speechDictionary
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How to learn 咫尺天涯

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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