界限

jièxiàn

noun HSK 7-9 #7,376

Measure Word

一条界限 tiáo

Meanings

1 boundary
2 limit
3 dividing line

Characters

boundary; realm

limit; restriction

Examples

HSK 2

工作和生活要有界限。

Gōngzuò hé shēnghuó yào yǒu jièxiàn.

There should be boundaries between work and life.

HSK 7-9

不要越过法律的界限。

Búyào yuèguò fǎlǜ de jièxiàn.

Don't cross legal boundaries.

Tips

usage

界限 is more abstract than 界线. Use 界限 for conceptual/moral boundaries and 界线 for physical/geographic boundary lines.

Stroke Order

界 jiè

限 xiàn