限号

限號

xiànhào

verb

Meanings

1 to restrict vehicles by license plate number
2 license plate traffic restriction

Characters

to limit / restrict

Examples

今天我的车限号,不能开。

Jīntiān wǒ de chē xiànhào, bù néng kāi.

My car is restricted today, I can't drive it.

北京从周一到周五都限号。

Běijīng cóng zhōu yī dào zhōu wǔ dōu xiànhào.

Beijing has plate restrictions Monday through Friday.

限号期间可以坐地铁。

Xiànhào qījiān kěyǐ zuò dìtiě.

During restriction periods you can take the subway.

Tips

culture

Based on the last digit of the license plate. Beijing, Tianjin, and several other cities rotate which plate digits are banned each weekday to ease congestion and pollution.

Stroke Order

限 xiàn

号 hào