限度 xiàndù limitation
limitation; limit
How to remember 限度: 限 boundary + 度 degree = limitation.
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How it is used
- A limit, the maximum permissible extent - 超过限度 (chāoguò xiàndù) to exceed the limit, 最大限度 (zuìdà xiàndù) to the greatest extent.
- The ceiling/threshold of something; 最大限度地 works adverbially as "maximally."
- Contrast 限制 (xiànzhì, to restrict, an action): 限度 is the boundary itself.
Example sentences
- 我知道我的限度。 Wǒ zhīdào wǒ de xiàndù.I know my limitations.