How to Say “Limited edition” in Chinese
Shopping · HSK 4
"Limited edition" in Chinese is 限量版 (xiàn liàng bǎn). 限量版 literally breaks down as 限 (limit) + 量 (quantity) + 版 (edition/version); a clean compound you can almost decode on sight. It's the standard term for limited-edition goods: sneakers, luxury bags, collectibles, co-branded products (联名 lián míng).
Primary translation
限量版
xiàn liàng bǎn
Variants by register
Casual
限定款
xiàn dìng kuǎn
When to use it
限量版 literally breaks down as 限 (limit) + 量 (quantity) + 版 (edition/version); a clean compound you can almost decode on sight. It's the standard term for limited-edition goods: sneakers, luxury bags, collectibles, co-branded products (联名 lián míng). 限定款 is slightly trendier, borrowed from Japanese marketing-speak (限定 gentei) and very common for fashion drops and Pop Mart blind boxes (盲盒 máng hé). Related: 绝版 (jué bǎn) means 'out of print/discontinued,' and 复刻 (fù kè) means a re-release. Chinese sneaker and 潮牌 (streetwear) culture is huge; these words matter.
Example sentences
这是限量版，全球只有五百个。
Zhè shì xiàn liàng bǎn, quán qiú zhǐ yǒu wǔ bǎi gè.
This is a limited edition; only 500 worldwide.
限量版球鞋一上架就抢光了。
Xiàn liàng bǎn qiú xié yī shàng jià jiù qiǎng guāng le.
The limited edition sneakers sold out the moment they went on sale.
这是和迪士尼的联名限定款。
Zhè shì hé dí shì ní de lián míng xiàn dìng kuǎn.
This is a limited-edition collab with Disney.