限 meaning in English

xiàn

to limit; to restrict

HSK 7-9verb8 strokes

Meaning of 限

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xiàn
  1. to limit
  2. to restrict
  3. (bound form) limit
  4. bound

限 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ知zhī道dào我wǒ的de限xiàn度dù。
I know my limitations.
这zhè个ge签qiān证zhèng的de有yǒu效xiào期qī限xiàn是shì多duō久jiǔ?
How long is this visa good for?
汤tāng姆mǔ清qīng楚chǔ自zì己jǐ的de局jú限xiàn。
Tom is aware of his own limitations.
我wǒ们men公gōng司sī是shì有yǒu限xiàn公gōng司sī。
Our company is a limited company.
汤tāng姆mǔ前qián途tú无wú可kě限xiàn量liàng。
Tom has a brilliant future.

Stroke order for each character

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限 xiàn · to limit · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 限.

限制xiànzhìto restrict; to limit
无限wúxiànunlimited; unbounded; infinite
有限yǒuxiànlimited; finite
期限qīxiàntime limit; deadline
极限jíxiànlimit; extreme boundary
界限jièxiànboundary
限度xiàndùlimit
上限shàngxiànupper bound
局限júxiànto limit; to confine
限于xiànyúto be limited to; to be confined to
限定xiàndìngto restrict to; to limit
年限niánxiànage limit; fixed number of years

Questions about 限

What does 限 mean?

限 (xiàn) means "to limit; to restrict" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 限?

限 is made of 1 character: 限 (8 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.

Is 限 an HSK word?

Yes. 限 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.