约束 meaning and pronunciation

约束
Simplified word
約束
Traditional word

约束 English definition

yuē shù
  • to restrict
  • to limit to
  • to constrain
  • restriction
  • constraint

HSK level

Characters

  • 约 (yuē): (yue1) to make an appointment; to invite; approximately; pact; treaty; to economize; to restrict; to reduce (a fraction); concise; -- (yao1) to weigh in a balance or on a scale;
  • 束 (shù): to bind; bunch; bundle; classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc; to control;