局限

júxiàn

verb HSK 7-9 #14,249

Meanings

1 to limit
2 to confine
3 limitation

Characters

limit; restrict

Examples

不要局限于眼前的困难。

Bùyào júxiàn yú yǎnqián de kùnnán.

Don't confine yourself to the difficulties at hand.

这种方法有一定的局限性。

Zhèzhǒng fāngfǎ yǒu yīdìng de júxiàn xìng.

This method has certain limitations.

Tips

grammar

Often used with 于 (yú): 局限于 means 'to be limited to.' The noun form 局限性 (júxiànxìng) means 'limitation' as a characteristic.

Stroke Order

局 jú

限 xiàn