限流

xiànliú

verb

Meanings

1 to limit the flow (of visitors, traffic, water etc.)
2 (electricity) to limit current
3 (networking) rate limiting
4 (internet) to throttle a user's reach

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

节假日景区会限流，每天只接待五千人。

Jiéjiàrì jǐngqū huì xiànliú, měitiān zhǐ jiēdài wǔqiān rén.

On holidays the scenic area limits the flow, receiving only 5,000 visitors per day.

HSK 7-9

他的账号被平台限流了。

Tā de zhànghào bèi píngtái xiànliú le.

His account got throttled by the platform.

HSK 7-9

服务器需要限流以防过载。

Fúwùqì xūyào xiànliú yǐfáng guòzài.

The server needs rate limiting to prevent overload.

Tips

usage

限流 has exploded as Chinese tech vocabulary: in API design it's the standard term for rate limiting, while on Douyin/Weibo creators talk about 被限流 (getting shadow-throttled) - your posts still go up but reach mysteriously drops.

Stroke Order

限 xiàn

流 liú