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限制 — meaning in English

xiàn zhì

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English meaning

  • limit noun The furthest point or greatest amount allowed or possible; a boundary.
  • limitation noun A restriction on what something can do or how far it can go; a shortcoming.
  • restrict verb To keep something within limits; to hold it back from going further.
  • restriction noun A rule or condition that limits what is allowed.

Senses

限制 is used for these senses in English:

  • limit (transitive) To restrict; to circumscribe; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound, to set boundaries.
  • limitation The act of limiting or the state of being limited.
  • restrict To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine
  • restriction The act of restricting, or the state of being restricted.

limit — full definition

  1. noun The furthest point or greatest amount allowed or possible; a boundary.
  2. verb To keep something within a certain boundary or amount; to restrict.

limitation — full definition

  1. noun A restriction on what something can do or how far it can go; a shortcoming.
  2. noun Law: a fixed time period after which a legal claim can no longer be brought.

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