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Simplfied Chinese
边缘
Traditional Chinese
邊緣
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
biān yuán
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
bin1 yun4
Short definition edge
Usage frequency Very common
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All available English definitions edgeCdict iconAdso icon / brinkCdict icon / marginalCdict icon / vergeCdict icon / fringeCdict icon / borderlineCdict icon / peripheryCdict icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: edge
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samemdbg
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: samecdic
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery; marginal; borderline; edging; flange
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery; marginal; borderline'
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(zài) (located) at
(qīng) youth
(chūn) spring
(qī) term
(wǒ) I
厌倦(yàn juàn) tedious
生活(shēng huó) life
(bìng) and
持续(chí xù) to persist
陷入(xiàn rù) to fall into
自杀(zì shā) to commit suicide
(dedì) of
边缘(biān yuán) edge
然而(rán ér) yet
(zài) (located) at
(nà nā nā) Na
期间(qī jiān) period of time
(duì) for
数学(shù xué) mathematical
知识的( zhī shí de) sciential
渴望(kě wàng) desire
使我( shǐ)
抑制(yì zhì) to inhibit
住了( zhù le)
那些(nà xiē) those
负面(fù miàn) the negative side
情绪(qíng xù) state of mind

In adolescence, I hated life and was continually on the verge of suicide, from which, however, I was restrained by the desire to know more mathematics.

(zài) (located) at
(rén) man
(lèi) kind
自我(zì wǒ zì) self-
毁灭的( huǐ miè de) damning
边缘(biān yuán) edge
第一次(dì yī cì) number one
接触(jiē chù) access
成了(chéng le) to be done
福音(fú yīn) gospel

First Contact became humanity's salvation as it was at the brink of self-destruction.

一个(yī gè) a
(wěi) big
大的(tàde) bigger
帝国(dì guó) empire
就像(jiù xiàng) just like
(shì) is
一个(yī gè) a
(dà dài dài) big
蛋糕(dàn gāo) cake
(zuì) the most
容易消失(róng yì xiāo shī) evanescence
(dedì) of
地方(dì fang) area
就在(jiùzài)
边缘(biān yuán) edge

A great Empire, like a great Cake, is most easily diminished at the Edges.

由于(yóu yú) since
完全的( wán quán de) Full
俄罗斯(é luó sī) Russian
(huà) to ... -ize
(zài) (located) at
白俄罗斯(bái é luó sī) Belarus
(lǐ) village
白俄罗斯(bái é luó sī) Belarus
(yǔ) dialect
(zài) (located) at
绝灭(jué miè) extinction
(dedì) of
边缘(biān yuán) edge

Due to total Russification in Belarus, the Belarusian language is on the brink of extinction.

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