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title: "Xianyu Meaning: 限于 (xiànyú) Means “to be limited to”"
description: "限于 (traditional 限於, xiànyú) means “to be limited to; to be confined to”. Hear its tones, see what 限 and 于 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xianyu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 限于 mean?

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限于 xiànyú

## to be limited to; to be confined to

## Its characters

1. 限 xiàn limit
2. 于 yú at

## In a sentence

参加人数限于二十人。 The number of participants is limited to twenty.

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## More words with 限 or 于

- [便于 biànyú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianyu)
- [不至于 bùzhìyú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buzhiyu)
- [处于 chǔyú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuyu)
- [大于 dàyú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dayu)
- [等于 děngyú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dengyu)
- [低于 dīyú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diyu)
- [对于 duìyú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duiyu)
- [高于 gāoyú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaoyu)
- [关于 guānyú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guanyu)
- [过于 guòyú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guoyu)

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