界限
jiè xiàn
Pinyin

Definition

界限
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jiè xiàn
  1. boundary

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

shì jiè
  1. 1 world
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
jiè miàn
  1. 1 contact surface
  2. 2 (computing) interface
shì jiè guān
  1. 1 worldview
  2. 2 world outlook
  3. 3 Weltanschauung
jìng jiè
  1. 1 boundary
  2. 2 state
  3. 3 realm
wài jiè
  1. 1 the outside world
  2. 2 external
Zhāng jiā jiè
  1. 1 Zhangjiajie prefecture level city in Hunan, formerly Dayong 大庸[Dà yōng]
yǒu xiàn
  1. 1 limited
  2. 2 finite
qī xiàn
  1. 1 time limit
  2. 2 deadline
  3. 3 allotted time
jí xiàn
  1. 1 limit
  2. 2 extreme boundary
wú xiàn
  1. 1 unlimited
  2. 2 unbounded
jiè
  1. 1 boundary
  2. 2 scope
  3. 3 extent
  4. 4 circles
  5. 5 group
  6. 6 kingdom (taxonomy)
xiàn
  1. 1 limit
  2. 2 bound
  3. 3 to set a limit (on)
xiàn zhì
  1. 1 to restrict
  2. 2 to limit
  3. 3 to confine
  4. 4 restriction
  5. 5 limit
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
xiàn dù
  1. 1 limitation
  2. 2 limit
shàng xiàn
  1. 1 upper bound
xià jiè
  1. 1 lower bound (math.)
  2. 2 world of mortals
  3. 3 (of Gods) to descend to the world of mortals
Shì jiè Bào
  1. 1 the name of various newspapers, notably Le Monde (France), El Mundo (Spain) and Die Welt (Germany)
Shì jiè bēi
  1. 1 World Cup
shì jiè jí
  1. 1 world-class
jiāo jiè
  1. 1 common boundary
  2. 2 common border

Idioms (5)

大限临头
dà xiàn lín tóu
  1. 1 facing the end (idiom); at the end of one's life
  2. 2 with one foot in the grave
户限为穿
hù xiàn wèi chuān
  1. 1 an endless stream of visitors (idiom)
画地自限
huà dì zì xiàn
  1. 1 lit. to draw a line on the ground to keep within (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to impose restrictions on oneself
与全世界为敌
yǔ quán shì jiè wéi dí
  1. 1 to fight the whole world (idiom)
见闻有限
jiàn wén yǒu xiàn
  1. 1 to possess limited experience and knowledge (idiom)

Sample Sentences

可你也知道,我们文科这方面的界限比较模糊。老宋在系里和校里都是德高望重的老前辈了,他的学术态度是公认的。
kě nǐ yě zhīdào ,wǒmen wénkē zhè fāngmiàn de jièxiàn bǐjiào móhu 。Lǎo Sòng zài xì li hé xiào li dōu shì dégāowàngzhòng de lǎoqiánbèi le ,tā de xuéshù tàidu shì gōngrèn de 。
But you know as well as I do, the limits are a little blurry for us in the humanities. In the department, and in the school as a whole, Professor Song is a well-admired and respected member of the old generation. Everyone acknowledges that his academic attitude is excellent.