🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

突破极限

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Tūpò jíxiàn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Push-the-envelope/pʊʃ ði ˈɛnvəloʊp/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"团队总是寻找突破极限的方法。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To extend the limits of what is possible or acceptable.

    "The team is always looking for ways to push the envelope in their designs."
  2. 2

    To challenge conventional thinking or practices.

    "The artist's latest work pushes the envelope of modern art."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The phrase 'push the envelope' originated in the aerospace industry in the 1970s, referring to pushing the limits of performance. The term evolved to signify challenging boundaries in various fields, including technology and creativity.

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🇫🇷French → English

Repousser les limites

Transliteration: Re-pou-sser lay lee-meet

"L'équipe cherche toujours à repousser les limites de leur créativité."

🇩🇪German → English

Die Grenzen erweitern

Transliteration: Dee Gren-tsen er-vai-tern

"Das Team versucht immer, die Grenzen ihrer Designs zu erweitern."

🇮🇹Italian → English

Spingere oltre i limiti

Transliteration: Speen-je-re ol-tre ee lee-mi-ti

"Il team cerca sempre di spingere oltre i limiti del design."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

Superar los límites

Transliteration: Su-pe-rar los lee-mi-tes

"El equipo siempre busca superar los límites de su creatividad."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

Ultrapassar os limites

Transliteration: Ul-tra-pas-sar os lee-mi-tes

"A equipe está sempre tentando ultrapassar os limites do design."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

सीमाओं को चुनौती देना

Transliteration: Seemaon ko chunauti dena

"टीम हमेशा अपने डिज़ाइन में सीमाओं को चुनौती देने की कोशिश करती है।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

突破极限

Transliteration: Tūpò jíxiàn

"团队总是寻找突破极限的方法。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

한계를 넘다

Transliteration: Han-gye-reul neomda

"팀은 항상 디자인의 한계를 넘는 방법을 찾고 있습니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

限界を超える

Transliteration: Genkai o koeru

"チームは常にデザインの限界を超える方法を探しています。"

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