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Chinese dictionary
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  • 1

    v.restrict; over-restrain (one's speech or action)

    • qǐng bù yào jū shù hái zi men de zhèng dàng huó dòng

      拘束孩子正当活动

      Please don't restrict the proper activities of children.

    • xué shēng men dōu shòu xiào guī de jū shù

      学生校规拘束

      The students are all tied down by school regulations.

    • bù yào jū shù tā zhèng cháng de shè jiāo huó dòng

      拘束正常社交活动

      Don't restrict her normal social life.

  • 2

    adj.constrained; ill at ease

    • tā jiàn le shēng rén xiǎn de yǒu diǎn jū shù

      生人有点拘束

      She looks ill at ease in the presence of strangers.

    • gāng kāi shǐ wǒ men duì xīn lǎo shī gǎn dào yǒu diǎn jū shù

      开始我们老师感到有点拘束

      We felt a little constraint with the new teacher at the beginning.

    • gēn tā zài yī qǐ hěn suí biàn yī diǎn r yě bù jū shù

      一起随便一点儿拘束

      We feel quite free and easy with her, not in the least constrained.

Word usage

  • Note
    "拘束" is different from "约束". "拘束" can be used as a verb, focusing on excessive and unnecessary restrictions, and can also be used as an adjective; "约束" can only be used as a verb, focusing on making not free and having a lesser meaning.