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极限 jíxiàn “limit” in Chinese

Traditional 極限

What 极限 means

  1. limit
  2. extreme
  3. extreme boundary

How to say 极限

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale极jí2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale限xiàn4th tone, falling

极限 in a sentence

  1. 他的耐心已经到了极限。

    Tā de nàixīn yǐjīng dào le jíxiàn.

    His patience has reached its limit.

    Sentence #490053 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 极限 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 极 (jí) with each of its parts in a different colour
极jíextremely
  • 木tree · mùMeaning part
  • 及to extend · jíSound part

木 hints at the meaning (tree); 及 (jí) hints at the sound. Compare it with jí.

The character 限 (xiàn) with each of its parts in a different colour
限xiànto limit
  • 阝placeMeaning part
  • 艮stopping · gěnSound part

阝 hints at the meaning (place); 艮 (gěn) hints at the sound. Compare it with xiàn.

How to write 极限

极 7 strokes · 限 8 strokes

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极限 (jíxiàn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 极限 (jíxiàn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 极限

Words with 极

极jí · an extreme积极jījí · active消极xiāojí · negative极其jíqí · extremely太极拳tàijíquán · tai chi (taijiquan)北极běijí · the North Pole极端jíduān · extreme

Words with 限

限制xiànzhì · to restrict期限qīxiàn · time limit界限jièxiàn · boundary局限júxiàn · to limit

More words: Ideas & Concepts

境界jìngjiè · realm锦上添花jǐnshàngtiānhuā · to make something even better进展jìnzhǎn · progress技巧jìqiǎo · skill迹象jìxiàng · sign机遇jīyù · opportunity局部júbù · part举动jǔdòng · act

FAQs

极限 (jíxiàn) means “limit” or “extreme”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jíxiàn: jí with a 2nd tone, then xiàn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 极限 is written 極限. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jixian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 极限 from the suggestions. Typing jixian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
极限 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.