無國界

简 无国界 · 繁 無國界
Mandarin · pinyin wú guó jiè

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  1. without borders (used for organizations such as Médecins sans Frontières)
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界
jiè · boundary, limit; domain; society; the world
无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
国
guó · nation, country, nation-state
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2–2–4 · wu2 guo2 jie4

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