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边界

biān jiè · bian jie

Traditional 邊界

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. boundary
  2. border
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The line at the door

  1. Dengdeng

    邻居(línjū)的(de)自行车(zìxíngchē)又(yòu)放(fàng)在(zài)我们(wǒmen)门口(ménkǒu)了(le)。

    The neighbour's bike is in front of our door again.

  2. Liangliang

    地上(dìshang)那条(nàtiáo)线(xiàn)就是(jiùshì)我们(wǒmen)两(liǎng)家(jiā)的(de)边界(biānjiè)。

    The line on the ground is the boundary between our two homes.

  3. Dengdeng

    他(tā)的(de)车(chē)过(guò)了(le)边界(biānjiè)，我们(wǒmen)要(yào)说(shuō)吗(ma)？

    His bike crossed the boundary. Should we say something?

  4. Leon

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，我(wǒ)马上(mǎshàng)挪(nuó)开(kāi)！

    Sorry, I will move it right now!

  5. Liangliang

    没事(méishì)。下次(xiàcì)说(shuō)一声(yīshēng)就(jiù)行(xíng)。

    No problem. Just let us know next time.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)很(hěn)讨(tǎo)厌(yàn)没(méi)有(yǒu)边(biān)界(jiè)感(gǎn)的(de)人(rén)。

I don't like people who have no sense of boundaries.

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02

这(zhè)条(tiáo)河(hé)的(de)边(biān)界(jiè)很(hěn)清(qīng)楚(chu)，一(yì)边(biān)是(shì)森(sēn)林(lín)，一(yì)边(biān)是(shì)农(nóng)田(tián)。

The boundary of this river is very clear: on one side is forest, on the other farmland.

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