止境
zhǐ jìng
Pinyin

Definition

止境
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zhǐ jìng
  1. limit
  2. boundary
  3. end

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

tíng zhǐ
  1. 1 to stop
  2. 2 to halt
  3. 3 to cease
jìng jiè
  1. 1 boundary
  2. 2 state
  3. 3 realm
zhǐ
  1. 1 to stop
  2. 2 to prohibit
  3. 3 until
  4. 4 only
wéi zhǐ
  1. 1 until
  2. 2 (used in combination with words like 到[dào] or 至[zhì] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止)
huán jìng
  1. 1 environment
  2. 2 circumstances
  3. 3 surroundings
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
  5. 5 ambient
jìn zhǐ
  1. 1 to prohibit
  2. 2 to forbid
  3. 3 to ban
fáng zhǐ
  1. 1 to prevent
  2. 2 to guard against
  3. 3 to take precautions
zǔ zhǐ
  1. 1 to prevent
  2. 2 to block
bù zhǐ
  1. 1 incessantly
  2. 2 without end
  3. 3 more than
  4. 4 not limited to
xiān jìng
  1. 1 fairyland
  2. 2 wonderland
  3. 3 paradise
hé zhǐ
  1. 1 far more than
  2. 2 not just
rù jìng
  1. 1 to enter a country
chū jìng
  1. 1 to leave a country or region
  2. 2 outbound (tourism)
dào cǐ wéi zhǐ
  1. 1 to stop at this point
  2. 2 to end here
  3. 3 to call it a day
zhì zhǐ
  1. 1 to curb
  2. 2 to put a stop to
  3. 3 to stop
  4. 4 to check
  5. 5 to limit
kùn jìng
  1. 1 predicament
  2. 2 plight
jìng
  1. 1 border
  2. 2 place
  3. 3 condition
  4. 4 boundary
  5. 5 circumstances
  6. 6 territory
jìng nèi
  1. 1 within the borders
  2. 2 internal (to a country, province, city etc)
  3. 3 domestic
jìng dì
  1. 1 circumstances
jìng wài
  1. 1 outside (a country's) borders

Idioms (20)

事过境迁
shì guò jìng qiān
  1. 1 The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom).
  2. 2 It is water under the bridge.
令行禁止
lìng xíng jìn zhǐ
  1. 1 lit. if he orders you go, he forbids you stop (idiom); fig. to demand exact compliance with instructions
  2. 2 to ensure strictly obedience
充饥止渴
chōng jī zhǐ kě
  1. 1 to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst (idiom)
入境问俗
rù jìng wèn sú
  1. 1 When you enter a country, enquire about the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do
  2. 2 When in Rome, do as the Romans do
入境随俗
rù jìng suí sú
  1. 1 When you enter a country, follow the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do
  2. 2 When in Rome, do as the Romans do
叹为观止
tàn wéi guān zhǐ
  1. 1 (idiom) to gasp in amazement
  2. 2 to acclaim as the peak of perfection
学无止境
xué wú zhǐ jìng
  1. 1 no end to learning (idiom); There's always something new to study.
  2. 2 You live and learn.
屡禁不止
lu:3 jìn bù zhǐ
  1. 1 to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)
戛然而止
jiá rán ér zhǐ
  1. 1 with a grunting sound it stops (idiom); to come to an end spontaneously (esp. of sound)
时过境迁
shí guò jìng qiān
  1. 1 things change with the passage of time (idiom)
望梅止渴
wàng méi zhǐ kě
  1. 1 lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to console oneself with illusions
树欲静而风不止
shù yù jìng ér fēng bù zhǐ
  1. 1 lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not
活血止痛
huó xuè zhǐ tòng
  1. 1 to invigorate blood circulation and alleviate pain (idiom)
浅尝辄止
qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ
  1. 1 to dabble and stop (idiom); to dip into
  2. 2 to attempt half-heartedly
  3. 3 content with a smattering of knowledge
浅尝辄止
qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ
  1. 1 to dabble and stop (idiom); to dip into
  2. 2 to attempt half-heartedly
  3. 3 content with a smattering of knowledge
  4. 4 also written 淺嘗輒止|浅尝辄止
游客止步
yóu kè zhǐ bù
  1. 1 visitors are not admitted (idiom)
无休无止
wú xiū wú zhǐ
  1. 1 ceaseless; endless (idiom)
生命不息,战斗不止
shēng mìng bù xī , zhàn dòu bù zhǐ
  1. 1 while there is life, the fight continues (idiom); to fight to the last
亲临其境
qīn lín qí jìng
  1. 1 to travel to a place personally (idiom)
身临其境
shēn lín qí jìng
  1. 1 (idiom) to experience it for oneself
  2. 2 to actually *be* there (as opposed to reading about it etc)

Sample Sentences

是啊,对于上海这样的超大型城市来说,要解决交通问题,还是要靠地下和地面的轨道交通。前几年,我们盲目追求私家车,认为这样出行方便。可是事实证明无止境地增加私家车数量不论给交通还是环境都带来了严重的后果。
shìā ,duìyú Shànghǎi zhèyàngde chāodàxíng chéngshì láishuō ,yào jiějué jiāotōng wèntí ,háishì yào kào dìxià hé dìmiàn de guǐdàojiāotōng 。qián jǐ nián ,wǒmen mángmù zhuīqiú sījiāchē ,rènwéi zhèyàngde chūxíng fāngbiàn 。kěshì shìshí zhèngmíng wúzhǐjìng de zēngjiā sījiāchē shùliàng bùlùn gěi jiāotōng háishì huánjìng dōu dàilái le yánzhòng de hòuguǒ 。
Yes, for a city as huge as Shanghai, to solve the traffic problem you need to rely on underground and aboveground light-rail transportation systems. These past few years, we blindly sought after private owned vehicles, because we felt they were convenient for travel. However the facts bear out that increasing the numbers of privately-owned vehicles to no end, heedless of traffic or the environment, has brought serious consequences.
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