临界点

臨界點

línjièdiǎn

noun #30,809

Meanings

1 critical point
2 tipping point
3 threshold

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Examples

水在一百度达到沸腾的临界点。

Shuǐ zài yī bǎi dù dádào fèiténg de línjièdiǎn.

Water reaches the critical point of boiling at one hundred degrees.

他的耐心已经到了临界点。

Tā de nàixīn yǐjīng dàole línjièdiǎn.

His patience has reached its tipping point.

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usage

Used both literally in physics/chemistry (critical point) and figuratively (tipping point, limit). 临界 means 'approaching the boundary'.

Stroke Order

临 lín

界 jiè

点 diǎn