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限
xiàn
Main
English Definitionto limit; to restrict; (bound form) limit; bound
Simplified Script限
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinxiàn
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄒㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)haan6
Part of Speech(动) verb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=7 TOCFL=5

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Words With Same Head Word    
限制xiànzhìto restrict; to limit; to confine; restriction; limit
限度xiàndùlimitation; limit
限量xiànliángto limit
限于xiànyúto be limited to; to be confined to
限期xiànqīto set a time limit; time limit; deadline
Words With Same Tail Word    
无限wúxiànunlimited; unbounded
有限yǒuxiànlimited; finite
期限qīxiàntime limit; deadline; allotted time
极限jíxiànlimit; extreme boundary
局限júxiàn
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