(yín) — (bound form) boundary, limit

Definition

垠 (yín) is a literary bound form meaning 'boundary / limit', almost always seen in the set phrase 无垠 ('boundless'). You will not use it on its own.

bound form
(bound form) boundarylimit

Examples

  • Zài wú yín de yǔ zhòu zhōng, rén lèi xiǎn de hěn miǎo xiǎo.
    In the boundless universe, humans seem very small.
  • Zhè piàn cǎo yuán yí wàng wú yín, fēi cháng zhuàng guān.
    This grassland stretches endlessly, very spectacular.
  • Tā de xiōng huái xiàng dà hǎi yí yàng wú yín.
    His mind is as boundless as the ocean.

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