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title: "Jiexian Meaning: 界限 (boundary) or 界线 (boundary)?"
description: "界限 (jièxiàn) means “boundary; dividing line”. Not the jiexian you heard? See 界线. Hear its tones, see what 界 and 限 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiexian"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 界限 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

界限 jièxiàn

## boundary; dividing line

## It can also mean

- limit

## Its characters

1. 界 jiè boundary
2. 限 xiàn limit

## In a sentence

我们必须阐明这个观点，在运动项目上，业余选手和专业选手的界限开始消失了。 The point we must clarify here is that the lines between amateur and professional in sport are beginning to disappear.

人们总爱争论谁对谁错、什么是美什么是丑，可是换一个角度看，这些**界限**也许并没有我们以为的那么绝对。

From [庄周梦蝶 · Zhuangzi’s butterfly dream, and what it means](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/zhuangzi-butterfly-dream-meaning#library-word-713-715)

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## Other words said jiexian

- [界线jièxiànboundary](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%95%8C%E7%BA%BF)

## More words with 界 or 限

- [境界 jìngjiè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingjie)
- [极限 jíxiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jixian)
- [局限 júxiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/juxian)
- [年限 niánxiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nianxian)
- [期限 qīxiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qixian)
- [权限 quánxiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/quanxian)
- [上限 shàngxiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shangxian)
- [世界 shìjiè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shijie)
- [外界 wàijiè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/waijie)
- [无限 wúxiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wuxian)

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