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际
Unverified wordjì
Description
“际”这个字很少单独用，常常出现在别的词里，比如“国际”和“实际”。
The character "际" is rarely used alone and often appears in other words, such as "国际" and "实际".
它的意思和“边”或者“中间”有关，也可以表示某个时候。
Its meaning is related to "edge" or "middle," and it can also indicate a certain time.
Meanings
际jì
border; edge; boundary
天际有一颗星星。
There is a star in the sky.
际jì
time; occasion; moment
分别之际，大家都很难过。
Everyone was sad at the moment of parting.
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Notes
- Usage
际 is a bound morpheme; it rarely stands alone in modern Chinese.
- Etymology
original sense is the join or edge where two walls meet, extended to boundary and time.
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