Chinese word dictionary

拘束

jūshù · to restrict; to restrain; constrained; awkward; ill at ease; uncomfortable; reticent

Practice word

Word information

Simplified拘束

Traditional拘束

Pinyinjūshù

Part of speech动、形

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

拘jū

to detain, to restrain, to seize

束shù

to bind, to control, to restrain; bale

How to learn 拘束

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Words with the same characters

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结束jiéshù

termination; to finish; to end; to conclude; to close

束shù

surname Shu; to bind; bunch; bundle; classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc; to control

约束yuēshù

to restrict; to limit to; to constrain; restriction; constraint

拘留jūliú

to detain (as a prisoner); to keep sb in custody

束缚shùfù

to bind; to tie up; to fetter; to shackle

束手无策shùshǒu-wúcè

lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis