束缚
shùfù
to bind; to constrain
Characters in this word
缚 fù
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 尃 to announce, to state
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 过于僵化的审批流程束缚了基层干部的主动性。 Guòyú jiānghuà de shěnpī liúchéng shùfù le jīcéng gànbù de zhǔdòngxìng. An overly rigid approval process has constrained the initiative of grassroots officials.
- 旧的观念束缚了她追求梦想的脚步。 Jiù de guānniàn shùfùle tā zhuīqiú mèngxiǎng de jiǎobù. Outdated ideas constrained her pursuit of her dream.
- 孩子的想象力不该被过多的规矩束缚。 Háizi de xiǎngxiànglì bù gāi bèi guòduō de guīju shùfù. A child's imagination should not be constrained by too many rules.
Related words
- 结束 jiéshù to end; to finish
- 束 shù a bundle; to tie up
- 约束 yuēshù to restrict
- 拘束 jūshù to constrain; constrained; reserved
- 束手无策 shùshǒuwúcè to be at one's wits' end; helpless
- 松懈 sōngxiè to slacken; lax; slack
- 体制 tǐzhì system; institutional structure
- 特例 tèlì special case; exception
- 严密 yánmì strict; tight; rigorous
- 专项 zhuānxiàng special item; special project; dedicated
- 紊乱 wěnluàn disordered; chaotic
- 一揽子 yìlǎnzi package; comprehensive; all-in-one