限度

xiàndù

noun HSK 7 #10,460

Measure Word

一个限度 gè

Meanings

1 limit
2 extent
3 bounds

Characters

limit; restrict

Examples

凡事都要有一个限度。

Fánshì dōu yào yǒu yī gè xiàndù.

Everything should have a limit.

他的耐心已经到了限度。

Tā de nàixīn yǐjīng dào le xiàndù.

His patience has reached its limit.

要在最大限度内减少损失。

Yào zài zuìdà xiàndù nèi jiǎnshǎo sǔnshī.

We need to minimize losses to the greatest extent possible.

Tips

usage

Common collocations: 最大限度 (to the greatest extent), 到了限度 (reached the limit), 超过限度 (exceeded the limit).

Stroke Order

限 xiàn

度 dù