Definition
局 (jú) is a bound morpheme meaning 'narrow, limited, cramped' — it only appears in compounds like 局限 (limit) and 局促 (cramped). Unlike 窄 (zhǎi) or 狭窄 (xiá zhǎi), which can stand alone as adjectives for physical narrowness, 局 is not used independently and emphasizes restriction or constraint rather than just physical width.
noun
narrowlimitedcramped (usually in compounds like 局限, 局促)
Easily confused
- 户hùlook-alike(classifier) for households, families, or registered residences
- 句jùsound-alike(classifier) for sentences, lines of verse, or short phrases
- 屎shǐlook-alikefeces; excrement; stool
- 举jǔsound-aliketo raise, to lift
- 届jièlook-alike(classifier) for periodic events (meetings, competitions, elections) and graduating classes
- 据jùsound-alikeaccording to
- 聚jùsound-aliketo gather, to get together; to assemble
- 距jùsound-aliketo be (a given distance) apart (in space or time)
Examples
- 。Zhège gōngsī de guǎnlǐ móshì hěn júxiàn.This company's management model is very limited.
- ，。Fángjiān tài júcù le, ràng rén bù shūfu.The room is too cramped, making people uncomfortable.
- ，。Shíjiān hěn júcù, wǒmen xūyào zhuājǐn.Time is very limited; we need to hurry.
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