界限 jièxiàn boundary
How to remember 界限: 界 boundary + 限 boundary = boundary.
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How it is used
- The limit / bounds of something abstract - 权力的界限 (quánlì de jièxiàn) the limits of power; 突破界限 (break past limits).
- Emphasizes the extent or boundary of an abstract domain (freedom, tolerance, authority).
- Homophone of 界线; use 界限 for conceptual limits, 界线 for a physical or drawn dividing line.