HSK 6 · Verbs

制约 zhìyuē “to restrict” in Chinese

Traditional 制約

What 制约 means

  1. to restrict
  2. to constrain
  3. condition

How to say 制约

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale制zhì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale约yuē1st tone, high and level

制约 in a sentence

  1. 天气制约着我们的旅行计划。

    Tiānqì zhìyuē zhe wǒmen de lǚxíng jìhuà.

    The weather limits our travel plans.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这两个因素互相制约。

    Zhè liǎng ge yīnsù hùxiāng zhìyuē.

    These two factors limit each other.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 制约 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 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.

The character 约 (yuē) with each of its parts in a different colour
约yuēto make an appointment
  • 纟silk form of 糸 · mìMeaning part
  • 勺spoon · sháo

How to write 制约

制 8 strokes · 约 6 strokes

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

Words related to 制约

Words with 制

控制kòngzhì · to control限制xiànzhì · to restrict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

Words with 约

约yuē · to arrange to meet节约jiéyuē · to economise约会yuēhuì · appointment大约dàyuē · approximately约束yuēshù · to restrain隐约yǐnyuē · faint条约tiáoyuē · treaty

More words: Common Verbs

支撑zhīchēng · to support指定zhǐdìng · to appoint支配zhīpèi · to control支援zhīyuán · to support制止zhìzhǐ · to stop中断zhōngduàn · to interrupt终止zhōngzhǐ · to terminate拄zhǔ · to lean on (a stick)

FAQs

制约 (zhìyuē) means “to restrict” or “to constrain”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zhìyuē: zhì with a 4th tone, then yuē with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 制约 is written 制約. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhiyue with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 制约 from the suggestions. Typing zhiyue into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
制约 is an HSK 6 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.