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上限 (shàng xiàn): Upper limit (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
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Character Breakdown
上 • shàng • up; above • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
shàng
上
up; above
限 • xiàn • boundary, limit, restriction • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
xiàn
限
boundary, limit, restriction
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 上限.
Words with
上
上午
shàng wǔ
morning
上学
shàng xué
to go to school
上课
shàng kè
to go to class
上去
shàng qu
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to go up
上来
shàng lai
to come up
上班
shàng bān
start work
上面
shàng miàn
on top of
早上
zǎo shang
early morning
Words with
限
无限
wú xiàn
unlimited
有限
yǒu xiàn
limited
限制
xiàn zhì
to restrict
局限
jú xiàn
limit; confine; localisation
期限
qī xiàn
time limit; allotted time; deadline
极限
jí xiàn
limit; the maximum; the ultimate
界限
jiè xiàn
dividing line; limits; bounds
限于
xiàn yú
to be limited to
4.
How to Use 上限 in Sentences
Verb + Object
tū
突
pò
破
shàng
上
xiàn
限
neutral
break through the ceiling
dá
达
dào
到
shàng
上
xiàn
限
neutral
reach the upper limit
shè
设
dìng
定
shàng
上
xiàn
限
neutral
set a ceiling/upper limit
Noun + Noun
nián
年
líng
龄
shàng
上
xiàn
限
formal
5.
Example Sentences with 上限
zhè ge yóu xì de zuì gāo fēn shàng xiàn shì 100 fēn 。
这
个
游
戏
的
最
高
分
上
限
是
1
0
0
分
age limit
jià
价
gé
格
shàng
上
xiàn
限
formal
price ceiling
。
The maximum score limit for this game is 100 points.
gēn
根
jù
据
xīn
新
guī
规
，
gè
个
rén
人
nián
年
dù
度
miǎn
免
shuì
税
gòu
购
wù
物
é
额
dù
度
shàng
上
xiàn
限
yǐ
已
tiáo
调
zhěng
整
zhì
至
shí
十
wàn
万
yuán
元
。
According to the new regulations, the upper limit for personal annual duty-free shopping allowance has been adjusted to one hundred thousand yuan.
wǒ men gōng sī guī dìng ， měi yuè de jiā bān shí jiān shàng xiàn shì 36 xiǎo shí 。
我
们
公
司
规
定
，
每
月
的
加
班
时
间
上
限
是
3
6
小
时
。
Our company stipulates that the upper limit for monthly overtime is 36 hours.
suī
虽
rán
然
hé
合
tong
同
guī
规
dìng
定
le
了
péi
赔
cháng
偿
shàng
上
xiàn
限
，
dàn
但
shí
实
jì
际
sǔn
损
shī
失
yuǎn
远
chāo
超
zhè
这
ge
个
shù
数
é
额
。
Although the contract stipulates an upper limit for compensation, the actual loss far exceeds this amount.
gōng
公
sī
司
bìng
并
wèi
未
shè
设
dìng
定
yuán
员
gōng
工
nián
年
dù
度
tiáo
调
xīn
薪
de
的
shàng
上
xiàn
限
，
yǐ
以
jī
激
lì
励
yōu
优
xiù
秀
rén
人
cái
才
。
The company has not set an upper limit for annual salary adjustments for employees, in order to motivate outstanding talents.
