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约束

yuē shù · yue shu

Traditional 約束

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to restrict
  2. to limit to
  3. to constrain
  4. restriction
  5. constraint
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The phone rule

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)每天(měitiān)睡觉(shuìjiào)前(qián)都(dōu)刷手机(shuāshǒujī)吗(ma)？

    Do you scroll your phone every night before sleep?

  2. Dengdeng

    是啊(shìa)，我(wǒ)需要(xūyào)有人(yǒurén)约束(yuēshù)我(wǒ)。

    Yes. I need someone to restrain me.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)可以(kěyǐ)自己(zìjǐ)约束(yuēshù)自己(zìjǐ)，十一点(shíyīdiǎn)以后(yǐhòu)不(bù)看(kàn)手机(shǒujī)。

    You can restrain yourself: no phone after eleven.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，十一点(shíyīdiǎn)关(guān)手机(shǒujī)。

    OK, phone off at eleven.

  5. Liangliang

    现在(xiànzài)已经(yǐjīng)十一点半(shíyīdiǎnbàn)了(le)，你的(nǐde)手机(shǒujī)呢(ne)？

    It is already half past eleven. Where is your phone?

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)约束(yuēshù)了(le)三分钟(sānfēnzhōng)，然后(ránhòu)又(yòu)看(kàn)了(le)。

    I restrained myself for three minutes, and then looked again.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)在(zài)这(zhè)里(lǐ)总(zǒng)感(gǎn)到(dào)约(yuē)束(shù)。

I feel always restricted here.

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02

合(hé)同(tóng)对(duì)双(shuāng)方(fāng)都(dōu)有(yǒu)约(yuē)束(shù)，不(bù)能(néng)随(suí)便(biàn)改(gǎi)。

The contract is binding on both sides and cannot be changed casually.

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