xiàn zhì
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  • 1

    v.restrict; confine; place (or impose) restrictions on; astrict

    • bù xiàn zhì wén zhāng zì shù

      限制文章字数

      There is no restriction on the length of the article.

    • dà huì kě xiàn zhì fā yán zhě de fā yán shí jiān

      大会限制发言发言时间

      The General Assembly may limit the time to be allowed to each speaker.

    • tā men xī wàng xiàn zhì zhèng fǔ quán lì

      他们希望限制政府权力

      They wish to limit the power of the State.

  • 2

    n.confinement; limit; restriction

    • duì rén shù yǒu xiàn zhì

      人数限制

      There is a limit to the number of people.

    • guān yuán men yǐ jīng fàng sōng le duì xīn wén jiè de xiàn zhì

      官员已经放松新闻界限制

      Officials have eased up on the press restrictions.

    • tā hěn kuài biàn yīn wèi chù chù shòu dào xiàn zhì ér gǎn dào nǎo huǒ

      便因为处处受到限制感到恼火

      He soon chafed at the restrictions of his situation.

Word usage

  • "限制" is often matched with measure word "个"or"种".
    • 限制

      one limit

    • 限制

      one kind of limit