限制 xiànzhì▶ límite

Stroke order

限制 is written in 16 strokes across 2 characters.

• 限 — 8 strokes
• 制 — 8 strokes

Senses

1. to restrict
2. to limit
3. to confine
4. restriction
5. limit

Related words

• 制作Hacer
• 制定Formular
• 制度sistema
• 制造Fabricar
• 复制copia
• 控制control

限制 is pronounced xiànzhì and means “límite”. You will meet it in HSK 5, a band of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi — the standard test of Chinese proficiency. Most learners can pick 限制 out of a list long before they can reach for it unprompted, and the gap between those two closes only with repeated recall. LexiTrail schedules the next sighting from how well you did on the last.