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

工作和生活要有界限。

Gōngzuò hé shēnghuó yào yǒu jièxiàn.

There should be boundaries between work and life.

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