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限 [xiàn]
1. 指定的范围。
Designated range.
2. 指定范围。
Specified scope.
3. 门槛。
Threshold.
4. 险阻。
Danger and barrier.
5. 限期。
Deadline.
6. 界限、边界、分界线 (如领土、运动场所、田地等)。
Boundary, border, demarcation line (such as territory, sports venue, fields, etc.).
7. 限度,止境。
Limits, terminus.
8. 门槛。
Threshold.
限 [xiàn]
【动】
Verb
本义: 阻隔
Original Meaning: Separate
造字法: 形声。从阜,艮( gèn)声。阜,土山,与山势有关。
Character Formation: Pictophone. Composed of the 'hill' radical and the sound component 'gèn.' The hill is related to topography.
1. 同本义 ([En.] separate; cut off; sunder)
Same original meaning.
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Quotations:
1. 《说文》:限,阻也。
"Shuo Wen": Limit means to separate.
2. 《楚辞·怀沙》:限之以大故。
"Chuci: Huai Sha": Limited by great reasons.
3. 三国魏· 曹丕《燕歌行》:牵牛织女遥相望,尔独何辜限河梁。
"San Guo Wei: Cao Pi, 'Yuan Ge Xing': The Cowherd and Weaver Girl gaze at each other from afar; why should you alone be limited by the river bridge?"
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又如: 限绝(隔绝); 限隔(阻隔; 隔绝); 限带(阻隔围绕); 限难(阻难)
Such as: limit the absolute (to isolate); limit to separate (to block off); limit to surround (to enclose); limit to difficulty (to obstruct).
2. 限制; 限定 ([En.] limit)
Restrict; specify.
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Quotations:
1. 杜甫《别赞上人》:是身如浮云,安可限南北。
Du Fu: "This body is like a floating cloud; how can it be limited to north and south?"
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又如: 限状(限期完成公务的文书)
Such as: limit status (a document completing duties within a deadline).
限 [xiàn]
【名】
Noun
1. 险阻 ([En.] danger and barrier)
Danger and barrier.
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Quotations:
1. 《战国策》:南有巫山,黔中之限。
"Strategies of the Warring States": In the south, there are the Wu Mountains, which are limits in Qianzhong.
2. 限期 ([En.] deadline)
Deadline.
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Quotations:
1. 《广东军务记》:限六日内交。
"Guangdong Military Records": Must be submitted within six days.
2. 宋・沈括《梦溪笔谈》:不可限以时月。
Song Shen Kuo: "Cannot be limited by time or month."
3. 《聊斋志异·促织》:留待限期。
"Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio": To be set aside until the deadline.
4. 严限追比。
Strict comparisons are limited.
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又如: 限次(期限); 限尽(寿命到了期限); 限外(逾期)
Such as: limit times (deadline); limit end (life span reached deadline); limit outside (overdue).
3. 界限、边界、分界线 (如领土、运动场所、田地等) ([En.] boundary)
Boundary, border, demarcation line.
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Quotations:
1. 《小尔雅》:限,界也。
"Xiao Er Ya": Limit means boundary.
2. 清·姚鼐《惜抱轩诗文集·登泰山记》:长城之限。
Qing, Yao Nai: "In the Records of Ascending Mount Tai, it refers to the limit of the Great Wall."
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Example:
又如: 东限琅琊台
Such as: eastern limit of Langya Terrace.
4. 限度,止境 ([En.] limits)
Limits.
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Quotations:
1. 唐・白居易《琵琶行(并序)》:心中无限事。
Tang, Bai Juyi: "Countless matters in the heart."
2. 宋・苏洵《六国论》:地有限。
Song, Su Xun: "Land has its limitations."
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又如: 权限(职权范围); 宽限(放宽限期); 极限; 上限; 下限; 限级(限度等级)
Such as: authority (scope of powers); grace period (extended deadline); limit; upper limit; lower limit; limit level (degree of limitation).
5. 门槛 ([En.] threshold)
Threshold.
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Quotations:
1. 《说文》:限,一日门榍。
"Shuo Wen": Limit, a threshold.
2. 《玉篇》:限阈也。
"Yu Pian": Means threshold.
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又如: 锯断城门限
Such as: sawed-off city gate threshold.