约束 約束
约束 約束 yuē shù ㄩㄝ ㄕㄨˋ joek3 cuk1 HSK 5 流利級 · Level 5
- to restrict
- to limit to
- to constrain
- restriction
- constraint
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约 約
- 公约 公約 gōng yuē ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩㄝ gung1 joek3 convention (i.e. international agreement)
- 制约 制約 zhì yuē ㄓˋ ㄩㄝ zai3 joek3 to restrict
- 合约 合約 hé yuē ㄏㄜˊ ㄩㄝ hap6 joek3 contract; agreement
- 大约 大約 dà yuē ㄉㄚˋ ㄩㄝ daai6 joek3 approximately
- 契约 契約 qì yuē ㄑㄧˋ ㄩㄝ kai3 joek3 agreement
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- 条约 條約 tiáo yuē ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄩㄝ tiu4 joek3 treaty
- 特约 特約 tè yuē ㄊㄜˋ ㄩㄝ dak6 joek3 specially engaged
- 相约 相約 xiāng yuē ㄒㄧㄤ ㄩㄝ soeng1 joek3 to agree (on a meeting place, date etc)
- 节约 節約 jié yuē ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄝ zit3 joek3 to economize
- 签约 簽約 qiān yuē ㄑㄧㄢ ㄩㄝ cim1 joek3 to sign a contract or agreement
- 约定 約定 yuē dìng ㄩㄝ ㄉㄧㄥˋ joek3 ding6 to agree on sth (after discussion)
- 约会 約會 yuē huì ㄩㄝ ㄏㄨㄟˋ joek3 wui6 appointment
- 解约 解約 jiě yuē ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄩㄝ gaai2 joek3 to terminate an agreement
- 违约 違約 wéi yuē ㄨㄟˊ ㄩㄝ wai4 joek3 to break a promise
- 隐约 隱約 yǐn yuē ㄧㄣˇ ㄩㄝ jan2 joek3 vague; faint; indistinct
- 预约 預約 yù yuē ㄩˋ ㄩㄝ jyu6 joek3 booking
- 不约而同 不約而同 bù yuē ér tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄝ ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 joek3 ji4 tung4 (idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement
- 约定俗成 約定俗成 yuē dìng sú chéng ㄩㄝ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄙㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ joek3 ding6 zuk6 sing4 established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement
- 俭约 儉約 jiǎn yuē ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄝ gim6 joek3 frugal; economical; thrifty
- 化约 化約 huà yuē ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄩㄝ faa3 joek3 to simplistically reduce (sth) to just ...; to regard (sth) as merely ...
束
- 拘束 jū shù ㄐㄩ ㄕㄨˋ keoi1 cuk1 to restrict
- 束缚 束縛 shù fù ㄕㄨˋ ㄈㄨˋ cuk1 bok3 to bind; to tie up; to fetter; to shackle
- 结束 結束 jié shù ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄨˋ git3 cuk1 termination
- 光束 guāng shù ㄍㄨㄤ ㄕㄨˋ gwong1 cuk1 light beam
- 多束 duō shù ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄨˋ do1 cuk1 multibeam (e.g. laser)
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- 收束 shōu shù ㄕㄡ ㄕㄨˋ sau1 cuk1 to constrict
- 散束 sàn shù ㄙㄢˋ ㄕㄨˋ saan2 cuk1 scattering of bundle (of electrons in vacuum tube)
- 束修 shù xiū ㄕㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄡ cuk1 sau1 variant of 束脩
- 束手 shù shǒu ㄕㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ cuk1 sau2 to have one's hands tied
- 束狭 束狹 shù xiá ㄕㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˊ cuk1 haap6 narrow (of waterway)
- 束紧 束緊 shù jǐn ㄕㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ cuk1 gan2 gird
- 束胸 shù xiōng ㄕㄨˋ ㄒㄩㄥ cuk1 hung1 to bind one's breasts
- 束脩 shù xiū ㄕㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄡ cuk1 sau1 (literary) salary of a private tutor
- 束腰 shù yāo ㄕㄨˋ ㄧㄠ cuk1 jiu1 girdle
- 束腹 shù fù ㄕㄨˋ ㄈㄨˋ cuk1 fuk1 corset
- 束衣 shù yī ㄕㄨˋ ㄧ cuk1 ji1 corset (clothing)
- 束装 束裝 shù zhuāng ㄕㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄤ cuk1 zong1 to bundle up (one's possessions for a journey)
- 束身 shù shēn ㄕㄨˋ ㄕㄣ cuk1 san1 to bind oneself
- 束发 束髮 shù fà ㄕㄨˋ ㄈㄚˋ cuk1 faat3 to tie up one's hair
- 检束 檢束 jiǎn shù ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄨˋ gim2 cuk1 to regulate
Idioms with these characters
- 博文约礼 博文約禮 bó wén yuē lǐ ㄅㄛˊ ㄨㄣˊ ㄩㄝ ㄌㄧˇ bok3 man4 joek3 lai5 vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
- 不约而同 不約而同 bù yuē ér tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄝ ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 joek3 ji4 tung4 (idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement
- 词约指明 詞約指明 cí yuē zhǐ míng ㄘˊ ㄩㄝ ㄓˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ci4 joek3 zi2 ming4 concise but unambiguous (idiom)
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- 风姿绰约 風姿綽約 fēng zī chuò yuē ㄈㄥ ㄗ ㄔㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄝ fung1 zi1 coek3 joek3 (idiom) graceful; lovely
- 厉行节约 厲行節約 lì xíng jié yuē ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄝ lai6 hang4 zit3 joek3 to practice strict economy (idiom)
- 勤俭节约 勤儉節約 qín jiǎn jié yuē ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄝ kan4 gim6 zit3 joek3 (idiom) diligent and thrifty
- 弃约背盟 棄約背盟 qì yuē bèi méng ㄑㄧˋ ㄩㄝ ㄅㄟˋ ㄇㄥˊ hei3 joek3 bui3 mang4 to abrogate an agreement
- 隐隐约约 隱隱約約 yǐn yǐn yuē yuē ㄧㄣˇ ㄧㄣˇ ㄩㄝ ㄩㄝ jan2 jan2 joek3 joek3 (idiom) vaguely; faintly; indistinctly
- 约定俗成 約定俗成 yuē dìng sú chéng ㄩㄝ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄙㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ joek3 ding6 zuk6 sing4 established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement
- 约法三章 約法三章 yuē fǎ sān zhāng ㄩㄝ ㄈㄚˇ ㄙㄢ ㄓㄤ joek3 faat3 saam1 zoeng1 to agree on three laws (idiom)
- 案兵束甲 àn bīng shù jiǎ ㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ on3 bing1 cuk1 gaap3 to rest weapons and loosen armor (idiom); to relax from fighting
- 束手待毙 束手待斃 shù shǒu dài bì ㄕㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄅㄧˋ cuk1 sau2 doi6 bai6 to wait helplessly for death (idiom)
- 束手就擒 shù shǒu jiù qín ㄕㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ cuk1 sau2 zau6 kam4 lit. to submit to having one's hands tied and being taken prisoner (idiom)
Show 3 more idioms with 束
- 束手束脚 束手束腳 shù shǒu shù jiǎo ㄕㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄕㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ cuk1 sau2 cuk1 goek3 (idiom) restricted; constrained; inhibited
- 束手无策 束手無策 shù shǒu wú cè ㄕㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄘㄜˋ cuk1 sau2 mou4 caak3 lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis
- 无拘无束 無拘無束 wú jū wú shù ㄨˊ ㄐㄩ ㄨˊ ㄕㄨˋ mou4 keoi1 mou4 cuk1 free and unconstrained (idiom); unfettered
Example sentences
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我 在 这里 這裡 总 總 感到 约束 約束 。
I feel always restricted here.
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