制约
Old HSK 6
制约 (zhìyuē) · to restrict
制约 (zhìyuē) means “to restrict; to constrain”. It is written with 2 characters: 制 (system) + 约 (to arrange to meet). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 制约 is built
The characters
制 zhì · system
What 制 is made of
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: 刂 gives the meaning, 巾 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
约 yuē · to arrange to meet
What 约 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 勺sháo — spoon
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
Origin hint: thread (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
经济发展受到资源的制约。Jīngjì fāzhǎn shòudào zīyuán de zhìyuē.Economic development is limited by resources.
这些因素相互制约。Zhèxiē yīnsù xiānghù zhìyuē.These factors constrain each other.
Questions about 制约
What does 制约 mean?
制约 (zhìyuē) means “to restrict; to constrain”.
How do you pronounce 制约?
制约 is pronounced zhìyuē.
Which HSK level is 制约?
制约 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 制定zhìdìngto make (rules or plans)
- 制度zhìdùsystem
- 制造zhìzàoto make
- 制作zhìzuòto make
- 复制fùzhìto copy
- 限制xiànzhìto limit
- 研制yánzhìto develop
- 制订zhìdìngto work out
- 控制kòngzhìto control
- 抵制dǐzhìto boycott
Learn 制约 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 237: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.