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漫无边际

Word · AdjectiveTraditional漫無邊際

boundless; rambling; discursive

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

adjective

boundless; vast; extending endlessly

Describes physical spaces like oceans, grasslands, or deserts that seem to have no end.

Dà大
qīng青
shān山
xià下
shì是
màn漫
wú无
biān边
jì际
de的
cǎo草
yuán原
 。

At the foot of Daqing Mountain lies a boundless grassland.

Chuán船
zài在
màn漫
wú无
biān边
jì际
de的
dà大
hǎi海
shàng上
háng航
xíng行
 。

The ship sailed on the boundless ocean.

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Wàng望
zhe着
màn漫
wú无
biān边
jì际
de的
xīng星
kōng空
 ,
tā他
xiàn陷
rù入
le了
chén沉
sī思
 。

Gazing at the boundless starry sky, he fell into deep contemplation.

2.

adjective

rambling; discursive; straying far from the subject

Describes speech or writing that lacks focus and wanders far from the main topic. Often used with 地 as an adverb.

Tā他
men们
màn漫
wú无
biān边
jì际
de地
tán谈
xiē些
yǔ与
wèn问
tí题
wú无
guān关
de的
huà话
 。

They rambled on about things unrelated to the problem.

Xiě写
wén文
zhāng章
bú不
yào要
màn漫
wú无
biān边
jì际
 ,
yào要
jǐn紧
kòu扣
zhǔ主
tí题
 。

Don't write in a rambling way; stick closely to the theme.

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Tā他
màn漫
wú无
biān边
jì际
de地
jiǎng讲
le了
liǎng两
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
 ,
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
tīng听
lèi累
le了
 。

He rambled on for two hours, and everyone got tired of listening.