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无边无际

wúbiānwújì

boundless; limitless; endless

A traveler on a sand dune gazes at the endless desert
Memory picture

Characters in this word

无 wú

Strokes
4
Radical
无 — no, not
Made of
一 one 尢 weak, lame

边 biān

Strokes
5
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 力 strength, power
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 边

际 jì

Strokes
7
Radical
阝 — place, town, city
Made of
阝 place, town, city 示 altar
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 际

Example phrases

  • 大海无边无际,站在岸边看了一会儿心情就平静下来。 Dàhǎi wúbiānwújì, zhàn zài àn biān kàn le yíhuìr xīnqíng jiù píngjìng xiàlái. The sea is boundless; after standing on the shore and watching for a while, I felt calm.
  • 草原无边无际,羊群像白云一样散落在绿色的地毯上。 Cǎoyuán wúbiānwújì, yángqún xiàng báiyún yíyàng sànluò zài lǜsè de dìtǎn shàng. The grassland stretches endlessly, with sheep scattered like white clouds on a green carpet.
  • 雪原无边无际,火车开了一天也看不到尽头。 Xuěyuán wúbiānwújì, huǒchē kāi le yī tiān yě kàn bu dào jìntóu. The snowfield was endless; even after a whole day on the train, one could not see its end.

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