Meaning of 拘束
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
jūshù
- to restrict
- to restrain
- constrained
- awkward
- ill at ease
- uncomfortable
- reticent
Stroke order for each character
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拘 jū · to detain · 8 strokes
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束 shù · to bind · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 拘束.
| 结束 | jiéshù | to end; to finish; to conclude |
| 约束 | yuēshù | to restrict; to limit to |
| 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 |
| 拘捕 | jūbǔ | to arrest |
| 束手无策 | shùshǒuwúcè | lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helples |
| 拘留所 | jūliúsuǒ | detention center; prison |
| 光束 | guāngshù | light beam |
| 装束 | zhuāngshù | attire; clothing |
| 拘禁 | jūjìn | constraint; to detain |
| 无拘无束 | wújūwúshù | free and unconstrained (idiom); unfettered; unbuttoned |
| 束手就擒 | shùshǒujiùqín | (lit.) to submit to having one's hands tied and being taken prisoner (idiom); (fig.) to su |
Questions about 拘束
What does 拘束 mean?
拘束 (jūshù) means "to restrict; to restrain" and is used as a verb and adjective.
How do you write 拘束?
拘束 is made of 2 characters: 拘 (8 strokes), 束 (7 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 拘束 an HSK word?
Yes. 拘束 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.