HSK 6 · Verbs

约束 yuēshù “to restrain” in Chinese

Traditional 約束

What 约束 means

  1. to restrain
  2. to restrict
  3. restriction
  4. to limit to
  5. to constrain
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • constraint

How to say 约束

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale约yuē1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale束shù4th tone, falling

约束 in a sentence

  1. 他用很多规矩约束自己。

    Tā yòng hěn duō guīju yuēshù zìjǐ.

    He holds himself to a lot of rules.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 自由不等于没有约束。

    Zìyóu bù děngyú méiyǒu yuēshù.

    Freedom doesn’t mean having no limits.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 约束 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 约 (yuē) with each of its parts in a different colour
约yuēto make an appointment
  • 纟silk form of 糸 · mìMeaning part
  • 勺spoon · sháo
The character 束 (shù) with each of its parts in a different colour
束shùto bind
  • 木tree · mù
  • 口mouth · kǒu

How to write 约束

约 6 strokes · 束 7 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

约束 (yuēshù) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 约束 (yuēshù). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 约束

Words with 约

约yuē · to arrange to meet节约jiéyuē · to economise约会yuēhuì · appointment大约dàyuē · approximately制约zhìyuē · to restrict隐约yǐnyuē · faint条约tiáoyuē · treaty

Words with 束

结束jiéshù · to end束shù · bunch束缚shùfù · to restrict拘束jūshù · ill at ease

More words: Common Verbs

遗失yíshī · to lose (something)依托yītuō · to rely on涌现yǒngxiàn · to emerge拥有yōngyǒu · to have孕育yùnyù · to nurture砸zá · to smash宰zǎi · to slaughter栽培zāipéi · to cultivate

FAQs

约束 (yuēshù) means “to restrain” or “to restrict”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it yuēshù: yuē with a 1st tone, then shù with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 约束 is written 約束. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yueshu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 约束 from the suggestions. Typing yueshu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
约束 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.