无垠

無垠

wúyín

adjective #34,829

Meanings

1 boundless
2 vast
3 limitless

Characters

boundary; limit

Examples

夜空中星辰无垠。

Yèkōng zhōng xīngchén wúyín.

The stars in the night sky are boundless.

他们走过无垠的沙漠。

Tāmen zǒuguò wúyín de shāmò.

They walked across the boundless desert.

Tips

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无垠 is a literary, poetic word — common in descriptions of skies, oceans, deserts, and grasslands. In everyday speech 无边 (wúbiān) or 广阔 (guǎngkuò) feel more natural.

Stroke Order

无 wú

垠 yín