限 (xiàn) means Limit (bound). Below are 18 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
合同的期 限 是三年。
Hétong de qīxiàn shì sān nián.
The term of the contract is three years.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 期限
个人的力量是有 限 的。
Gèrén de lìliàng shì yǒuxiàn de.
One person's strength is limited.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 个人
做人要有底线和界 限 。
Zuòrén yào yǒu dǐxiàn hé jièxiàn.
A person needs a bottom line and boundaries.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 界限
他已经到了体力的极 限 。
Tā yǐjīng dào le tǐlì de jíxiàn.
He has reached the limit of his physical strength.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 极限
拘留期 限 不能随意延长。
Jūliú qīxiàn bù néng suíyì yáncháng.
The period of detention cannot be extended at will.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 拘留
不要把眼光局 限 在眼前。
Bú yào bǎ yǎnguāng júxiàn zài yǎnqián.
Do not limit your view to what is right in front of you.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 局限
名额有 限 ，请尽快报名。
Míng'é yǒuxiàn, qǐng jǐnkuài bàomíng.
Places are limited, so please register soon.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 名额
报名的期 限 是这个月底。
Bàomíng de qīxiàn shì zhège yuèdǐ.
The deadline for registration is the end of this month.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 期限
请不要 限 制孩子的想象力。
Qǐng bùyào xiànzhì háizi de xiǎngxiànglì.
Please do not limit children's imagination.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 限制
条件有 限 ，你先将就一下。
Tiáojiàn yǒuxiàn, nǐ xiān jiāngjiu yíxià.
Conditions are limited, so make do for now.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 将就
这项研究还有一定的局 限 。
Zhè xiàng yánjiū hái yǒu yídìng de júxiàn.
This research still has certain limitations.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 局限
地球上的淡水资源非常有 限 。
Dìqiú shang de dànshuǐ zīyuán fēicháng yǒuxiàn.
The earth's fresh-water resources are very limited.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 淡水
这项运动是在挑战人体极 限 。
Zhè xiàng yùndòng shì zài tiǎozhàn réntǐ jíxiàn.
This sport is a challenge to the limits of the human body.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 极限
随身携带的液体有容量 限 制。
Suíshēn xiédài de yètǐ yǒu róngliàng xiànzhì.
There is a volume limit on liquids carried on board.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 液体
工作和生活的界 限 越来越模糊。
Gōngzuò hé shēnghuó de jièxiàn yuè lái yuè móhu.
The line between work and life is getting blurrier.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 界限
这部电影因暴力场面被 限 制观看。
Zhè bù diànyǐng yīn bàolì chǎngmiàn bèi xiànzhì guānkàn.
This film carries viewing restrictions because of its violent scenes.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 暴力
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From the travel phrasebook
我们的预算有 限 。
Wǒmen de yùsuàn yǒuxiàn.
Our budget is limited.
Travel phrasebook · Negotiating and pricing
Words that contain 限
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 限
How is 限 used in a sentence?
This page shows 18 sentences using 限 (xiàn, "Limit (bound)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 限 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 限 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 限?
The dictionary page for 限 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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