限制

Mandarin · pinyin xiàn zhì

Meanings

  1. to restrict
  2. to limit
  3. to confine
  4. restriction
  5. limit
  6. Classifier: 個 gè
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限
xiàn · boundary, limit, line
制
zhì · system; establish; overpower
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4–4 · xian4 zhi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

haan6 zai3

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haan6 zai3

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verb

  1. to limit; to impose restrictions; to confine; to restrict

noun

  1. limit; restriction

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