有限

• 拼音: yǒu xiàn
• 汉字拆解: 有 = 月 + 又 (hand), to have; 限 = 阝(mound) + 艮 (stop), boundary or limit

含义

Limited; finite. Describes something that is restricted in quantity, scope, or extent.

Often used with resources such as time, space, money, or capacity. The opposite is 无限 (unlimited). Also appears in business names: 有限公司 (Co., Ltd.) indicates limited liability. In everyday speech, 有限 signals a constraint that must be worked around.

例句

1. 由于资金有限，这个项目只能先完成第一阶段的工程。
2. 活动的名额有限，有意向参加的朋友请尽早报名。
3. 人的精力是有限的，所以要合理安排每天的学习时间。

用法指南

语境: everyday, business, academic

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 时间有限，我们尽量抓紧完成任务。(Time is limited, so let's try to finish the task as quickly as possible.)
• 这次名额有限，只能接受前五十名报名者。(Places are limited this time — only the first fifty applicants will be accepted.)

错误说法

• 用'有限'表示数量极少或几乎没有 (Don't use 有限 to mean 'almost none' — it simply means there is a limit, not that the amount is negligible; use 很少 or 极少 for very small quantities)

起源与历史

A compound of 有 (to have) and 限 (limit/boundary; 阝 mound + 艮 stopping point). Together they mean to have a boundary or cap — i.e., to be limited.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal