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xiàn
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. to limit
  2. 2. to restrict
  3. 3. (bound form) limit
  4. 4. bound

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 346481)

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Words Containing 限

限度
xiàn dù

limitation

局限
jú xiàn

to limit

限制酶图谱
xiàn zhì méi tú pǔ

restriction mapping (in genomics)

最高工资限额
zuì gāo gōng zī xiàn é

wage ceiling

限制
xiàn zhì

to restrict

最后期限
zuì hòu qī xiàn

deadline

期限
qī xiàn

time limit

保利科技有限公司
bǎo lì kē jì yǒu xiàn gōng sī

Poly Technologies (defense manufacturing company)

限期
xiàn qī

to set a time limit

无限
wú xiàn

unlimited

只限于
zhǐ xiàn yú

to be limited to

技术所限
jì shù suǒ xiàn

technical limitations

局限性
jú xiàn xìng

limitations

画地自限
huà dì zì xiàn

lit. to draw a line on the ground to keep within (idiom)

户限为穿
hù xiàn wéi chuān

to have an endless stream of visitors (idiom)

中航技进出口有限责任公司
zhōng háng jì jìn chū kǒu yǒu xiàn zé rèn gōng sī

China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC)

最高限额
zuì gāo xiàn é

maximum amount

最低限度
zuì dī xiàn dù

minimum

下限
xià xiàn

lower bound

极限运动
jí xiàn yùn dòng

extreme sport

象限
xiàng xiàn

quadrant (in coordinate geometry)

限制级
xiàn zhì jí

R-rated

无限小
wú xiàn xiǎo

infinitesimal

门限
mén xiàn

doorsill

见闻有限
jiàn wén yǒu xiàn

to possess limited experience and knowledge (idiom)

无限风光在险峰
wú xiàn fēng guāng zài xiǎn fēng

The boundless vista is at the perilous peak (proverb)

大限临头
dà xiàn lín tóu

facing the end (idiom); at the end of one's life

圉限
yǔ xiàn

boundary

限定
xiàn dìng

to restrict to

崖限
yá xiàn

cliff barring the way

有限群
yǒu xiàn qún

finite group (math.)

有限集
yǒu xiàn jí

finite set

有限单元
yǒu xiàn dān yuán

finite element (method)

最低限度理论
zuì dī xiàn dù lǐ lùn

minimalist theory

限定词
xiàn dìng cí

determiner (in grammar, i.e. article, demonstrative, possessive pronoun, noun genitive etc)

限制酶
xiàn zhì méi

restriction enzyme

置信限
zhì xìn xiàn

confidence limit (math.)

超限战
chāo xiàn zhàn

unrestricted warfare (originally the title of a Chinese book published in 1999, later used to refer to war by any means, military or non-military, including cyberwarfare, economic warfare etc)

有限元法
yǒu xiàn yuán fǎ

finite element method

界限
jiè xiàn

boundary

有限公司
yǒu xiàn gōng sī

limited company

有限元
yǒu xiàn yuán

finite element (method)

半无限
bàn wú xiàn

semi-infinite

时限
shí xiàn

time limit

年限
nián xiàn

age limit

极限
jí xiàn

limit

上限
shàng xiàn

upper bound

宽限期
kuān xiàn qī

grace period

底限
dǐ xiàn

lowest limit

权限
quán xiàn

scope of authority

第一象限
dì yī xiàng xiàn

first quadrant (of the coordinate plane, where both x and y are positive)

侵限
qīn xiàn

intrusion

无限期
wú xiàn qī

indefinitely; of unlimited duration

限流
xiàn liú

to limit the flow of passengers, customers or vehicles

涨跌幅限制
zhǎng diē fú xiàn zhì

limit up, limit down

大限
dà xiàn

the limit

限价
xiàn jià

limit on price

宽限
kuān xiàn

to extend (a deadline etc)

限时
xiàn shí

to set a time limit

限额
xiàn é

quota; limit (upper or lower)

限时信
xiàn shí xìn

mail to be delivered by a specified time

汽车夏利股份有限公司
qì chē xià lì gǔ fèn yǒu xiàn gōng sī

Tianjin FAW Xiali Motor Company, Ltd., established 1997

受限
shòu xiàn

to be limited

无限小数
wú xiàn xiǎo shù

infinitesimal

北京汽车制造厂有限公司
běi jīng qì chē zhì zào chǎng yǒu xiàn gōng sī

Beijing Automobile Works (BAW)

截止期限
jié zhǐ qī xiàn

deadline

寿限
shòu xiàn

lifetime

限高架
xiàn gāo jià

height restriction barrier

不局限
bù jú xiàn

not confined

中国石油化工股份有限公司
zhōng guó shí yóu huà gōng gǔ fèn yǒu xiàn gōng sī

China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, Sinopec

物主限定词
wù zhǔ xiàn dìng cí

possessive (in grammar)

大限到来
dà xiàn dào lái

to die

无限制
wú xiàn zhì

limitless

贫限想
pín xiàn xiǎng

(Internet slang) (wryly jocular) poverty limits my power of imagination

限于
xiàn yú

to be limited to

限界线
xiàn jiè xiàn

boundary

股份有限公司
gǔ fèn yǒu xiàn gōng sī

joint-stock limited company

局限于
jú xiàn yú

to be limited to

限购
xiàn gòu

to limit the amount a customer can buy

每日限价
měi rì xiàn jià

limit on daily price variation

超过限度
chāo guò xiàn dù

to exceed

限速
xiàn sù

speed limit

有限
yǒu xiàn

limited

阈限
yù xiàn

liminal