seoi2 ping4 sin3水平線水平线
Jyutpingseoi2 ping4 sin3
Yaleséui pìhng sin
Definition
The horizon where sky meets water, or a horizontal line.
- the horizon; the line where the sky and the water's surface meet
- a horizontal line parallel to the ground
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How it's used
Refers primarily to the physical horizon at sea or a perfectly level line in a technical or design context. It is rarely used metaphorically to describe someone's skill level or standard, as that concept is expressed using 水準 instead.
Measure word
tiu4條tìuhExamples
Looking at the horizon makes me feel better.
Related words
Common phrases
look at the horizon
above the horizon
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe a person's level of ability or standard, as that is strictly reserved for 水準. Using 水平線 in that context will sound like you are describing a physical line on a graph or a literal horizon.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
