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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

篱笆

Pronunciation / Transliteration: líba

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Hedge/hɛdʒ/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2850 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"花园被一堵高篱笆美丽地围住。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A fence or boundary formed by a dense row of shrubs or low trees.

    "The garden was beautifully enclosed by a tall hedge."
As verb
  1. 1

    To limit or qualify something by conditions or restrictions.

    "He decided to hedge his bets by investing in multiple stocks."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English 'hecg', meaning a fence or boundary made of bushes, of Germanic origin. It is cognate with Dutch 'hegge' and German 'Hecke', evolving historically to describe both literal botanical barriers and metaphorical protective limitations on commitments or risks.

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