受限 (shòu xiàn) — limited, constrained; (technical) bounded

Definition

Formal written adjective for 'limited / constrained' — typically used in technical or official contexts (resources, access, environment), not everyday speech.

adjective
limitedconstrained(technical) bounded

Examples

  • 受限，。
    Zài shòu xiàn huán jìng zhōng, wǒ men yào jié yuē yòng shuǐ.
    In a constrained environment, we need to conserve water.
  • 受限。
    Zhè shì shòu xiàn zī yuán de hé lǐ fēn pèi fāng àn.
    This is a reasonable allocation plan for limited resources.
  • 受限。
    Wǎng luò fǎng wèn shì shòu xiàn de.
    Network access is restricted.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

受shòureceive
限xiànlimit

“受” means receive and “限” means limit, so it describes being subjected to a limit.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

受 possibly combines 爪 and 又 as hands with 舟 as a boat, to show handing something over.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
⻖Written in full as阜fùmound
Sound part声符shēngfú
艮
艮gèn限xiàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

限 pairs ⻖ (mound, written 阜) with 艮 as a sound part; the mound side gives the sense of a boundary or limit.

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