限制性 (xiàn zhì xìng) — restrictiveness; restrictive nature

Definition

A noun meaning 'restrictive nature' — describes how limiting or constraining something is, as in laws, policies, or clauses. Often used with 强 to mean 'highly restrictive'.

noun
restrictivenessrestrictive nature

Examples

  • 限制性，。
    Zhè zhǒng zhèng cè de xiàn zhì xìng hěn qiáng, bú lì yú jīng jì fā zhǎn.
    This type of policy is highly restrictive and not conducive to economic development.
  • 限制性。
    Hé tong de xiàn zhì xìng tiáo kuǎn xū yào zǐ xì shěn chá.
    The restrictive clauses of the contract need careful review.
  • 限制性。
    Tā men tǎo lùn le fǎ lǜ de xiàn zhì xìng duì gè rén zì yóu de yǐng xiǎng.
    They discussed the impact of the law's restrictiveness on personal freedom.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

限制restrict
限xiànlimit制zhìcontrol
联合Side by side
性xìngnature

限制 (restrict) + 性 (nature) forms the quality of being restrictive.

Characters in this word

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

The form 制 pairs 朱 (tree) with 刀 (knife), showing the act of cutting a tree.

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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
忄Written in full as心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
生
生shēng性xìng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

性 is built from 忄 (the heart) and 生 (a sound clue). The heart part connects the word to a person's inner nature or quality.

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