限于 (xiàn yú) — to be limited to; to be confined to

Definition

限于 (xiàn yú) means 'to be limited to' and describes a state of being confined within a scope. It differs from 限制 (xiàn zhì), which is an active verb meaning 'to restrict or impose limits', and from 局限 (jú xiàn), which implies being confined to narrow boundaries (often with a negative sense). 限于 is typically used in passive or descriptive constructions.

verb

to be limited toto be confined to

Examples

限于，。
xiàn yú piānfu, zhè piān wénzhāng bù néng xiángxì tǎolùn.
Limited by space, this article cannot discuss in detail.
。
Wǒmen de tǎolùn zhǐ xiàn yú jǐ gè wèntí.
Our discussion is limited to a few questions.
限于。
Zhège zhèngcè xiàn yú tèdìng rénqún.
This policy is limited to specific groups.

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