English–Chinese
“be limited to” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinxiàn yú
Example
他的经验限于学校的学习。tā de jīng yàn xiàn yú xué xiào de xué xí
His experience is limited to what he learned at school.
How to say “be limited to” in Chinese
“Be limited to” in Chinese is 限于 (xiàn yú).
A stated limit marks the inner edge of where something applies and excludes everything beyond it.
Example sentences with 限于
资金短缺会把项目规模限于预算内。zī jīn duǎn quē huì bǎ xiàng mù guī mó xiàn yú yù suàn nèi
A lack of funds will limit the project's scale to what the budget allows.
Tips for using 限于
- The word normally comes before a noun phrase that names the relevant area or subject, which makes it useful for expressing scope precisely.