条条框框

tiáo tiáo kuàng kuàng tài duō suǒ yǐ bàn shì xiào lǜ bù gāo

条条框框太多，所以办事效率不高。

There are too many regulations and restrictions, and that makes it impossible to get things done quickly.

chuán tǒng sī xiǎng shang de tiáo tiáo kuàng kuàng

传统思想上的条条框框

the trammels of conventional outmoded ideas

shòu tiáo tiáo kuàng kuàng de xiàn zhì

受条条框框的限制

be hedged in with rules and regulations

wǒ men wú fǎ guò shang zhèng cháng de shēng huó fán shì dōu yǒu tiáo tiáo kuàng kuàng

我们无法过上正常的生活，凡事都有条条框框。

We can't live a normal lifestyle. There are rules and regulations for everything.

tā men fǎn duì dìng chū xǔ duō tiáo tiáo kuàng kuàng lái kǔn zhù qún zhòng de shǒu jiǎo

他们反对定出许多条条框框来捆住群众的手脚。

They opposed the creation of a lot of restrictions to tie the hands of the masses.