end; limit; boundary
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1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
end; limit; boundary; extremity
literaryA classical, literary term for a limit or boundary, often used in negative or rhetorical constructions to imply boundlessness.
Xué学
hǎi海
wú无
yá涯
，
yǒng永
wú无
dǐ底
zhǐ止
。
The sea of learning is boundless, without end.
Tā他
zhuī追
qiú求
wán完
měi美
de的
yù欲
wàng望
，
sì似
hū乎
méi没
yǒu有
dǐ底
zhǐ止
。
His desire for perfection seems to have no limit.
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Zhàn战
zhēng争
de的
kǔ苦
nàn难
，
hé何
rì日
fāng方
yǒu有
dǐ底
zhǐ止
？
When will the suffering of war finally come to an end?