HSK 5 · Verbs

限制 xiànzhì “to restrict” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 限制 means

  1. to restrict
  2. to limit
  3. to confine
  4. restriction

Measure word 个 gè · 一个限制 yí ge xiànzhì

How to say 限制

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale限xiàn4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale制zhì4th tone, falling

限制 in a sentence

  1. 有速度限制吗？

    Yǒu sùdù xiànzhì ma?

    Is there a speed limit?

    Sentence #9779960 from Tatoeba

  2. 限制白糖和盐的摄取量。

    Xiànzhì báitáng hé yán de shèqǔliàng.

    Limit your intake of white sugar and salt.

    Sentence #5085533 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 连笑话也有限制。

    Lián xiàohua yě yǒu xiànzhì.

    Even jokes have limits.

    Sentence #9806203 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 限制 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 限 (xiàn) with each of its parts in a different colour
限xiànto limit
  • 阝placeMeaning part
  • 艮stopping · gěnSound part

阝 hints at the meaning (place); 艮 (gěn) hints at the sound. Compare it with xiàn.

The character 制 (zhì) drawn as one shape
制zhìsystem

制 is a single shape of 8 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

How to write 限制

限 8 strokes · 制 8 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

限制 (xiànzhì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 限制 (xiànzhì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 限制

Words with 限

期限qīxiàn · time limit界限jièxiàn · boundary极限jíxiàn · limit局限júxiàn · to limit

Words with 制

控制kòngzhì · to control制定zhìdìng · to draw up制造zhìzào · to manufacture制作zhìzuò · to make制度zhìdù · system (of rules)复制fùzhì · to duplicate制服zhìfú · uniform遏制èzhì · to curb节制jiézhì · to control牵制qiānzhì · to contain

More words: Common Verbs

围绕wéirào · to revolve around维修wéixiū · to repair闻wén · to smell握手wòshǒu · to shake hands吸收xīshōu · to absorb系xì · (university) department系领带jì lǐngdài · to tie a tie吓xià · to frighten

FAQs

限制 (xiànzhì) means “to restrict” or “to limit”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it xiànzhì: xiàn with a 4th tone, then zhì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 限制 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one to restrict is 一个限制 (yí ge xiànzhì).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xianzhi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 限制 from the suggestions. Typing xianzhi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
限制 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.