边界

边界 biānjiè

Boundary

边界 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體邊界 bianjie

What 边界 means

Boundary

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Character by character

边界 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

边

biān

Side (edge - border)

界

jiè

Boundary (range - category)

Words that share a character with 边界

How to write 边界

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边界 in a sentence

两国的边界线长达三千多公里。

Liǎng guó de biānjiè xiàn cháng dá sānqiān duō gōnglǐ.

The border between the two countries runs for more than three thousand kilometres.

科学与哲学的边界并不总是清晰。

Kēxué yǔ zhéxué de biānjiè bìng bù zǒngshì qīngxī.

The boundary between science and philosophy is not always clear.

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Sounds the same as 边界

These are also written bianjie without tone marks. Tones and context are what keep them apart — which is why the tone is part of the word, not an accent on it.

辩解 biànjiě

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Questions about 边界

What does 边界 mean in English?

边界 is pronounced biānjiè and means Boundary.

How do you pronounce 边界?

边界 is biānjiè in pinyin — written bianjie without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 边界?

边界 is written with 2 characters: 边 (biān) Side (edge - border), 界 (jiè) Boundary (range - category). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 边界 written in traditional Chinese?

邊界. The simplified form 边界 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 邊界 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced biānjiè.

Is 边界 an HSK word?

Yes — 边界 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

弊病 bìbìng 弊端 bìduān 臂 bì 边疆 biānjiāng 边境 biānjìng 边缘 biānyuán 编织 biānzhī 鞭策 biāncè

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