extremely high or deep; boundless
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measure word for extreme height or depth; boundless
Used with nouns such as 光芒, 气焰, 高楼, and 深渊 to emphasize extreme or immeasurable height, depth, intensity, or scope. Often carries a rhetorical or exaggerative tone.
Tài太
yáng阳
shēng升
qǐ起
，
guāng光
máng芒
wàn万
zhàng丈
。
The sun rose, radiating boundless light.
Tā他
qǔ取
dé得
shèng胜
lì利
hòu后
，
qì气
yàn焰
wàn万
zhàng丈
，
bù不
kě可
yī一
shì世
。
After winning, he was extremely arrogant and overbearing.
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Chéng城
shì市
lǐ里
chù矗
lì立
zhe着
wàn万
zhàng丈
gāo高
lóu楼
。
The city stands filled with towering skyscrapers.
Zhàn站
zài在
xuán悬
yá崖
biān边
，
jiǎo脚
xià下
shì是
wàn万
zhàng丈
shēn深
yuān渊
。
Standing at the edge of the cliff, beneath my feet was a bottomless abyss.