際 (zai3 | ji4) : inter-; occasion; border

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際

zai3

ji4

[1] [n, adj] inter-; between/among
[2] [n] occasion; moment; circumstances
[3] [n] border; boundary; edge

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Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: (#170)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

際 / 际

This word has been viewed 11685 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Jun 2011 10:50

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國際 gwok3 zai3 guo2 ji4 = international

實際 sat6 zai3 shi2 ji4 = real; reality; practical; realistic

實際上 sat6 zai3 soeng6 shi2 ji4 shang4 = actually; in reality

香港國際學校 hoeng1 gong2 gwok3 zai3 hok6 haau6 xiang1 gang3 guo2 ji4 xue2 xiao4 = Hong Kong International School

洲際 zau1 zai3 zhou1 ji4 = intercontinental

交際 gaau1 zai3 jiao1 ji4 = intercourse; communication; public relations

國際機場 gwok3 zai3 gei1 coeng4 guo2 ji4 ji1 chang3 = international airport

脫離實際 tyut3 lei4 sat6 zai3 tuo1 li2 shi2 ji4 = to be out of touch with reality

國際法 gwok3 zai3 faat3 = international law

國際主義 gwok3 zai3 zyu2 ji6 = internationalism
See all 111 compounds (CantoDict reports 135 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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這樣做豈不更實際些？國
Wouldn't that be more practical?

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Decimal representation of this word: 際
Unicode code for this character: U+969b (off-site link)

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