Limit in Chinese
to limit · HSK 5
限制
- 限 limit
- 制 system
我们要限制孩子玩手机的时间。 We need to limit how long the kids play on their phones.
Other ways to say limit
More words with 限 or 制
How do you say limit in Chinese?
Limit in Chinese is 限制 (xiàn zhì). You can also say 限 (xiàn), 限度 (xiàn dù), 穷 (qióng), 局限 (jú xiàn).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
Our own dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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