HSK · Level 39
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Chinese word
无穷
Pronunciation
Pinyinwú qióng
Meaning
- adjectiveinfinite
Example
他的想象力是无穷的。tā de xiǎng xiàng lì shì wú qióng de
His imagination is infinite.
More examples
他的潜力看起来是无穷的。tā de qián lì kàn qǐ lái shì wú qióng de
His potential seems infinite.
Core concept
A source or expanse that keeps going without reaching a boundary or becoming exhausted.
Common phrases
无穷的潜力wú qióng de qián lì
infinite potential
无穷的热情wú qióng de rè qíng
endless enthusiasm
Similar words
无限wú xiàn: Having no set limit in amount, range, or extent.
无尽wú jìn: Continuing without being used up or running out.
无穷无尽wú qióng wú jìn: Continuing endlessly without reaching an end or becoming exhausted.
无边wú biān: Stretching so far that no boundary or edge can be seen.
Definition in Chinese
用来形容范围、数量或程度没有界限，不能用有限手段穷尽。yòng lái xíng róng fàn wéi shù liàng huò chéng dù méi yǒu jiè xiàn bù néng yòng yǒu xiàn shǒu duàn qióng jìn
Word origin
The compound 无 (wú, "not have") and 穷 (qióng, "reach an end") presents a thing as having no point where it finishes.
Usage tips
- Chinese uses this word for more than numbers, so it can describe the seemingly boundless scale of imagination, choices, or time.
Other meanings
- endlessadjective
- inexhaustibleadjective
- limitlessadjective
Opposites
- 有限yǒu xiànfiniteadjective
Related words
- 无穷大wú qióng dàinfinitynoun