限时

限時

xiànshí

verb

Meanings

1 to set a time limit; limited-time
2 for a limited time only

Characters

Examples

这个优惠限时三天。

Zhège yōuhuì xiànshí sān tiān.

This discount is limited to three days.

限时秒杀,手慢无!

Xiànshí miǎoshā, shǒu màn wú!

Flash sale, only while it lasts — snooze and lose!

Tips

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Everywhere in marketing copy: 限时优惠 (limited-time offer), 限时免费 (free for a limited time), 限时抢购 (flash sale). The urgency framing — pair with 仅剩 (jǐn shèng, only X left) or 倒计时 (dàojìshí, countdown) — is standard e-commerce technique.

Stroke Order

限 xiàn

时 shí