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止境 (zhǐ jìng) — end, limit (usually in negative constructions like 无止境 'endless')

Definition

A bookish noun for 'limit' or 'end point'. It is almost always used in a negative phrase like 无止境 ('endless') or 永无止境 ('never-ending'); alone, it sounds stiff.

noun
endlimit (usually in negative constructions like 无止境 'endless')

Examples

  • 止境。
    Kē xué de tàn suǒ méi yǒu zhǐ jìng.
    Scientific exploration has no end.
  • 。
    Tā duì zhī shi de zhuī qiú yǒng wú zhǐ jìng.
    His pursuit of knowledge is never-ending.
  • 。
    Rén lèi de jìn bù shì yǒng wú zhǐ jìng de.
    Human progress is endless.
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