限时 限時 xiàn shí to set a time limit / for a limited time / time-limited / limited period of time 多层面行动 多層面行動 multidimensional operation / complex mission / second-generation operation / multidisciplinary operation 复合特派团 複合特派團 multidimensional operation / complex mission / second-generation operation / multidisciplinary operation 综合任务 綜合任務 zōng hé rèn wù multidimensional operation / complex mission / second-generation operation / multidisciplinary operation 第二代行动 第二代行動 multidimensional operation / complex mission / second-generation operation / multidisciplinary operation 传统维和行动 傳統維和行動 classic peacekeeping operation / traditional peacekeeping operation / first-generation operation 能见度 能見度 néng jiàn dù visibility 管见 管見 guǎn jiàn my limited view (lit. view through a thin tube) / my limited understanding / my opinion (humble) syn 有限预算酌处权 有限預算酌處權 limited discretion in budgetary implementation / limited budgetary discretion 运营 運營 yùn yíng to be in operation / to do business / (of train, bus etc) to be in service / operation / service syn 开刀 開刀 kāi dāo (of a surgeon) to perform an operation / (of a patient) to have an operation / to decapitate / to behead / to single out as a point of attack syn 第六章半行动 第六章半行動 chapter VI 1 / 2 operation / hybrid operation 溷合行动 混合行動 chapter VI 1 / 2 operation / hybrid operation 和平支援行动 和平支援行動 peace operation / peace support operation 有限公司 yǒu xiàn gōng sī limited company / corporation 有限 yǒu xiàn limited / finite syn 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn not just / not limited to / (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...) syn 股份有限公司 gǔ fèn yǒu xiàn gōng sī joint-stock limited company / corporation 定期 dìng qī at set dates / at regular intervals / periodic / limited to a fixed period of time / fixed term syn 不止 bù zhǐ incessantly / without end / more than / not limited to syn 有期徒刑 yǒu qī tú xíng limited term of imprisonment (i.e. anything less than life imprisonment) 局限于 局限於 jú xiàn yú to be limited to 株式会社 株式會社 zhū shì huì shè Japanese limited company / corporation / public company / Ltd / p.l.c. / Corp / Japanese pr. kabushiki-gaisha 蒙牛 矇牛 měng niú China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited 狭隘 狹隘 xiá ài (of a path etc) narrow / (of a living space etc) cramped / (of a way of thinking, a definition etc) narrow / limited syn 受限 shòu xiàn to be limited / to be restricted / to be constrained 贫乏 貧乏 pín fá impoverished / lacking / deficient / limited / meager / impoverishment / lack / deficiency syn 只限于 只限於 zhǐ xiàn yú to be limited to 进站 進站 jìn zhàn (of a train, bus etc) to pull into a station / to arrive at a stop / (of a person) to enter a station / to visit a website / to formally begin a temporary postdoctoral research position (China has postdoctoral research "stations" 博士後流動站|博士后流动站[bo2shi4hou4 liu2dong4zhan4] where postdocs conduct research for a limited period.) 死期 sǐ qī time of death / limited to a fixed period of time / fixed term 井底之蛙 jǐng dǐ zhī wā lit. a frog at the bottom of a well (idiom) / fig. a person of limited outlook and experience syn 参考消息 參考消息 cān kǎo xiāo xī Reference News (PRC limited-distribution daily newspaper) 盛极一时 盛極一時 shèng jí yī shí all the rage for a time / grand fashion for a limited time syn 时日无多 時日無多 shí rì wú duō time is limited (idiom) 笨鸟先飞 笨鳥先飛 bèn niǎo xiān fēi lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom) / fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities syn 内卷 內捲 nèi juǎn (embryology) to involute / involution / (neologism c. 2017) (of a society) to become more and more of a rat race / to become increasingly competitive (due to limited resources) 一孔之见 一孔之見 yī kǒng zhī jiàn partial view / limited outlook syn 囿 yòu park / to limit / be limited to syn 辁 輇 quán limited (of talent or ability) / (archaic) solid wheel (without spokes) 黔驴技穷 黔驢技窮 qián lǘ jì qióng to exhaust one's limited abilities (idiom) syn 限于 限於 xiàn yú to be limited to / to be confined to syn 中远太平洋 中遠太平洋 zhōng yuǎn tài píng yáng COSCO Pacific Limited, major freight company 中远太平洋有限公司 中遠太平洋有限公司 zhōng yuǎn tài píng yáng yǒu xiàn gōng sī COSCO Pacific Limited, major freight company 小范围 小範圍 xiǎo fàn wéi small-scale / local / to a limited extent 斗筲之材 dǒu shāo zhī cái person of limited capacity 目光如豆 mù guāng rú dòu short-sighted / limited vision syn 短中抽长 短中抽長 duǎn zhōng chōu cháng to make the best of a bad job / to make the best use of limited resources (idiom) 绵力 綿力 mián lì one's limited power (humble expr.) 芜鄙 蕪鄙 wú bǐ muddled and limited (of writing) 见闻有限 見聞有限 jiàn wén yǒu xiàn to possess limited experience and knowledge (idiom) 语冰 語冰 yǔ bīng to have limited experience and knowledge (idiom) 腾讯控股有限公司 騰訊控股有限公司 téng xùn kòng gǔ yǒu xiàn gōng sī Tencent Holdings Limited (developers of the QQ instant messaging platform) 有穷 有窮 yǒu qióng exhaustible / limited / finite 限期任用 xiàn qī rèn yòng appointment of limited duration 限期活动 xiàn qī huó dòng activities of limited duration 有限的国际特别监视清单 limited international special surveillance list (of chemicals) 国际专门监督有限清单 limited international special surveillance list (of chemicals) 全球有限打击防卫系统 全球有限打擊防衛系統 Global Protection Against Limited Strikes 捕捞份额 捕撈份額 bǔ lāo fèn é catch-share / Limited Access Privilege / Dedicated Access Privilege 有限捕捞特权 有限捕撈特權 catch-share / Limited Access Privilege / Dedicated Access Privilege 专有捕捞特权 專有捕撈特權 catch-share / Limited Access Privilege / Dedicated Access Privilege 部分禁试条约 部分禁試條約 Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water / Partial Test Ban Treaty / Limited Test Ban Treaty 限制分发文件 限制分發文件 limited document 有限援助特别方桉 有限援助特別方案 Special Programme of Limited Assistance 限制连记法 限制連記法 limited vote 限制投票法 limited vote 防御系统有限公司 防禦系統有限公司 Defence Systems Limited 受条约限制的装备 受條約限制的裝備 Treaty-Limited Equipment 有限频度不通知的接触 有限頻度不通知的接觸 limited frequency unannounced access 有限核战争 有限核戰爭 limited nuclear war 有限战略性战争 有限戰略性戰爭 limited strategic war 何啻 hé chì (literary) far more than / not limited to 半桶水 bàn tǒng shuǐ (coll.) (of one's skills, knowledge etc) limited / superficial / half-baked / sb with a smattering of knowledge (of sth) / dabbler 友邦保险 友邦保險 yǒu bāng bǎo xiǎn AIA Group Limited, insurance company 断码 斷碼 duàn mǎ (fashion retailing) available only in a limited range of less popular sizes 限免 xiàn miǎn (of a product, service etc) free for a limited time (abbr. for 限時免費|限时免费[xian4shi2 mian3fei4]) 零码 零碼 líng mǎ (Tw) (fashion retailing) available only in a limited range of less popular sizes 运行 運行 yùn xíng (of celestial bodies etc) to move along one's course / (fig.) to function / to be in operation / (of a train service etc) to operate / to run / (of a computer) to run syn 行动 行動 xíng dòng operation / action / CL:個|个[ge4] / to move about / mobile syn 启动 啟動 qǐ dòng to start (a machine) / (fig.) to set in motion / to launch (an operation) / to activate (a plan) syn 作业 作業 zuò yè school assignment / homework / work / task / operation / CL:個|个[ge4] / to operate syn 手术 手術 shǒu shù (surgical) operation / surgery / CL:個|个[ge4] 常务 常務 cháng wù routine / everyday business / daily operation (of a company) 开工 開工 kāi gōng to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation) / to start a construction job syn 运算 運算 yùn suàn to perform calculations / (mathematical) operation syn 投产 投產 tóu chǎn to put into production / to put into operation 营运 營運 yíng yùn running / operation (of airport, bus service, business etc) 拖动 拖動 tuō dòng to drag / to tow / (computing) to drag (mouse operation) 牵头 牽頭 qiān tóu to lead (an animal by the head) / to take the lead / to coordinate (a combined operation) / to mediate / a go-between (e.g. marriage broker) syn 经济合作 經濟合作 jīng jì hé zuò economic co-operation 野战 野戰 yě zhàn battlefield operation / paintball 特许经营 特許經營 tè xǔ jīng yíng franchised operation / franchising 操作方法 cāo zuò fāng fǎ method of operation 军事行动 軍事行動 jūn shì xíng dòng military operation 挂起 掛起 guà qǐ to hang up (a picture etc) / to hoist up (a flag) / (computing) to suspend (a process) / (of a system) to hang / pending (operation) 作战计划 作戰計劃 operational plan / operation plan 联合行动 聯合行動 coalition operation 开 開 kāi to open (transitive or intransitive) / (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start / to turn on / to put in operation / to operate / to run / to boil / to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) / (directional complement) away / off / carat (gold) / abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1er3wen2] / abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1ben3], book format syn 清剿 qīng jiǎo to suppress (insurgents) / clean-up operation syn 