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to limit the flow of passengers, customers or vehicles / to limit the spread of sensitive content / (electricity) current limiting / (computer networking) rate limiting
speed limit
upper bound
HSK 7-9
not confined
to be limited to
limit / extreme boundary
HSK 7-9
limited / finite
HSK 4
age limit / fixed number of years
HSK 7-9
limitless / unrestricted
lower bound
grace period / period of grace
finite element method
extreme sport
indefinitely; of unlimited duration
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to limit / to restrict / (bound form) limit / bound
HSK 7-9
to limit / to confine / to restrict sth within set boundaries
HSK 7-9
threshold
scope of authority; extent of power; (access etc) privileges
infinitesimal / infinite decimal expansion
time limit / deadline / allotted time
HSK 4
to have an endless stream of visitors (idiom)
lowest limit / bottom line
time limit
intrusion; perimeter breach / (esp.) (of a person or a foreign object) to breach the perimeter surrounding railway tracks
to set a limit; to impose a restriction
to be limited to
to limit the amount a customer can buy
to restrict / to limit / to confine / restriction / limit / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
the limit / maximum / one's allocated lifespan
finite element (method)
(of a product, service etc) free for a limited time (abbr. for 限時免費|限时免费)
The boundless vista is at the perilous peak (proverb) / fig. exhilaration follows a hard-won victory
deadline
determiner (in grammar, i.e. article, demonstrative, possessive pronoun, noun genitive etc)
maximum amount / ceiling / upper limit / quota
limitations / (medicine) localized
finite set
infinitesimal / infinitely small
to set a time limit / for a limited time / time-limited / limited period of time
lit. to draw a line on the ground to keep within (idiom) / fig. to impose restrictions on oneself
unrestricted warfare (originally the title of a Chinese book published in 1999, later used to refer to war by any means, military or non-military, including cyberwarfare, economic warfare etc)
to be limited to / to be confined to
HSK 7-9
lifetime / length of life
limited company / corporation
first quadrant (of the coordinate plane, where both x and y are positive)
(Internet slang) (wryly jocular) poverty limits my power of imagination / (fig.) flabbergasted by the antics of the wealthy / the rich live in another world / (abbr. for 貧窮限制了我的想象力|贫穷限制了我的想象力)
mail to be delivered by a specified time
quadrant (in coordinate geometry)
to extend (a deadline etc)
deadline / final time limit (for project)
unlimited / unbounded
HSK 4
finite element (method)
doorsill
limitation / limit
HSK 7-9
facing the end (idiom); at the end of one's life / with one foot in the grave
the bare minimum; the lowest acceptable limit or standard
(finance) daily trading limit, the maximum allowed price fluctuation of a stock or security in a trading day
(psychology) threshold / liminal
cliff barring the way / fig. brick wall
Poly Technologies (defense manufacturing company)
Beijing Automobile Works (BAW)
China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, Sinopec / abbr. to 中石化
to restrict the use of motor vehicles (in a particular area)
boundary / limit
to die / one's allocated lifespan is accomplished
finite group (math.)
confidence limit (math.)
semi-infinite
restriction enzyme
height restriction barrier
possessive (in grammar)
limit up, limit down / limit on daily price variation
limit on price
to set a time limit / time limit / deadline
R-rated
to be limited / to be restricted / to be constrained
to restrict to / to limit
HSK 7-9
boundary / dividing line
quota; limit (upper or lower) / to set a quota; to set a limit
China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC)
joint-stock limited company / corporation
boundary
HSK 7-9
variant of 局限
HSK 7-9
restriction mapping (in genomics) / restriction pattern
wage ceiling


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