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title: "Juxian Meaning: 局限 (júxiàn) Means “limitation”"
description: "局限 (traditional 侷限, júxiàn) means “limitation; to limit; to confine”. Hear its tones, see what 局 and 限 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/juxian"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 局限 mean?

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局限 júxiàn

## limitation; to limit; to confine

## Its characters

1. 局 jú bureau
2. 限 xiàn limit

## In a sentence

每种方法都有自己的局限。 Every method has its own limitations.

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## More words with 局 or 限

- [布局 bùjú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buju)
- [大局 dàjú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daju)
- [格局 géjú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/geju)
- [结局 jiéjú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jieju)
- [界限 jièxiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiexian)
- [极限 jíxiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jixian)
- [局部 júbù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jubu)
- [局面 júmiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jumian)
- [局势 júshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jushi)
- [年限 niánxiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nianxian)

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