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title: "Jingjie Meaning: 境界 (realm) or 警戒 (to be on alert)?"
description: "境界 (jìngjiè) means “realm; level; state (of mind or attainment)”. Not the jingjie you heard? See 警戒. Hear its tones, see what 境 and 界 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingjie"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 境界 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

境界 jìngjiè

## realm; level; state (of mind or attainment)

## It can also mean

- boundary

## Its characters

1. 境 jìng place
2. 界 jiè boundary

## In a sentence

他的书法达到了很高的境界。 His calligraphy has reached a very high level.

[More about 境界](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A2%83%E7%95%8C)

## Other words said jingjie

- [警戒jǐngjièto be on alert](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%AD%A6%E6%88%92)

## More words with 境 or 界

- [边境 biānjìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianjing)
- [处境 chǔjìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chujing)
- [环境 huánjìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huanjing)
- [界限 jièxiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiexian)
- [境内 jìngnèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingnei)
- [境外 jìngwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingwai)
- [困境 kùnjìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kunjing)
- [入境 rùjìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/rujing)
- [世界 shìjiè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shijie)
- [外界 wàijiè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/waijie)

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