Traditional display

世界屋脊

shì jiè wū jǐ

Sign in to save this word to your study lists.

Definitions

1. the roof of the world (usually refers to Tibet or Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原[qīng zàng gāo yuán])

Child Words of 世界屋脊

• 世界 世界 shì jiè: world
• 屋 屋 wū: (bound form) house
• 界 界 jiè: (bound form) boundary; border
• 世 世 shì: life
• 屋脊 屋脊 wū jǐ: roof ridge
• 脊 脊 jǐ: (bound form) spine; backbone