限于 xiànyú to be limited to
to be limited to; to be confined to
How to remember 限于: 限 boundary + 于 at = to be limited to.
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How it is used
- To be limited/confined to - 限于篇幅 (xiànyú piānfú) limited by space (in an article), 名额限于二十人 (míng'é xiànyú èrshí rén) places are capped at twenty.
- A formal, written pattern 限于 + noun, stating a boundary/constraint.
- 限于时间 (xiànyú shíjiān) = given the constraints of time.