限制
xiànzhì
to limit, to restrict; limit
Part of speech · verb / noun
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限limit
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Examples
- 这条道路限制大型车辆通行。This road restricts the passage of large vehicles.
- 报名的名额是有限制的。There is a limit on the number of places for registration.
Collocations
限制条件年龄限制限制人数不受限制
Mnemonic
限 xiàn "limit" + 制 zhì "to restrain": to set a bound and restrain, i.e. to limit, to restrict; also "a limit". 限 has the mound radical 阝. 不受限制 = unrestricted. Opposite of 放开 (to let loose).
Related
限定约束制约放开
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What does 不受限制 mean?