拘束

HSK 7-9

jūshù

feel constrained; be uncomfortable

to restrain; constrained; awkward; ill at ease; uncomfortable; reticent

他的行动受到拘束。

tā de xíngdòng shòu dào jūshù.

His actions are constrained.

这个规定过于拘束了人们的思想。

zhè ge guīdìng gūrú jūshù le rénmen de shǎngxīn.

This rule has overly restricted people's thoughts.