止境

zhǐjìng
noun #21,956

Meanings

  1. 1 limit
  2. 2 boundary
  3. 3 end
  4. 4 terminus

Examples

Xué hǎi wú yá, xué wú zhǐjìng.
The sea of learning has no shores — there is no end to knowledge.
Rénlèi duì yǔzhòu de tànsuǒ méiyǒu zhǐjìng.
Humanity's exploration of the universe knows no bounds.

Tips

usage
止境 almost always appears in the negative constructions 没有止境 or 止境 (without end/boundless). Saying something 止境 (has a limit) is grammatically fine but less common. The set phrase 止境 ('learning has no end') is a well-known saying.

Stroke Order

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