vast as the sea; immense; voluminous (of literature, data)
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Meanings
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vast as the sea; immense; voluminous
literaryUsed specifically to describe a large quantity of written materials, documents, or data. The imagery is of something boundless and seemingly endless.
Zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
dài代
de的
diǎn典
jí籍
hào浩
rú如
yān烟
hǎi海
，
yī一
bèi辈
zi子
yě也
dú读
bù不
wán完
。
The ancient Chinese classics are vast as the sea; one could never finish reading them in a lifetime.
Zhè这
gè个
yán研
jiū究
kè课
tí题
de的
zī资
liào料
hào浩
rú如
yān烟
hǎi海
，
shōu收
jí集
zhěng整
lǐ理
xū需
yào要
hěn很
cháng长
shí时
jiān间
。
The materials for this research topic are immense; collecting and organizing them will require a long time.
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Miàn面
duì对
hào浩
rú如
yān烟
hǎi海
de的
wén文
xiàn献
，
tā他
bù不
zhī知
cóng从
hé何
rù入
shǒu手
。
Facing the voluminous literature, he did not know where to begin.