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极限
jíxiàn
Main
English Definitionlimit; extreme boundary
Simplified Script极限
Traditional Script極限
Pinyinjíxiàn
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄐㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)gik6haan6
Part of Speech(名) noun
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=7
Word Decomposition
极jíextremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top
限xiànto limit; to restrict; (bound form) limit; bound

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Words With Same Head Word    
极其jíqíextremely
极为jíwéiextremely; exceedingly
极端jíduānextreme
极力jílìto make a supreme effort; at all costs
极大jídàmaximum; enormous
Words With Same Tail Word    
无限wúxiànunlimited; unbounded
有限yǒuxiànlimited; finite
期限qīxiàntime limit; deadline; allotted time
局限júxiàn
局限júxiànto limit; to confine; to restrict something within set boundaries
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