boundless; vast; limitless
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
stretching as far as the eye can see; boundless; vast
literaryUsually describes natural landscapes such as fields, grasslands, deserts, or the sea. Note tone sandhi: 一 is pronounced with a rising tone (yí) before 望 (falling tone).
Zhàn站
zài在
cǎo草
yuán原
shàng上
，
yī一
wàng望
wú无
jì际
de的
lǜ绿
sè色
ràng让
rén人
xīn心
kuàng旷
shén神
yí怡
。
Standing on the grassland, the boundless green is utterly refreshing.
Mài麦
làng浪
fān翻
gǔn滚
，
yī一
wàng望
wú无
jì际
。
Waves of wheat roll on endlessly as far as the eye can see.
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Dà大
hǎi海
yī一
wàng望
wú无
jì际
，
kàn看
bù不
dào到
bǐ彼
àn岸
。
The sea stretches to the horizon; the other shore cannot be seen.
Zhè这
piàn片
shā沙
mò漠
yī一
wàng望
wú无
jì际
，
zǒu走
jǐ几
tiān天
yě也
zǒu走
bù不
chū出
qù去
。
This desert is boundless; you could walk for days without getting out.