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Expressing "restrain" or "restrict" with 约束 (yuēshù)
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Structure
Subject + 约束 + Object
Explanation
The verb 约束 (yuēshù) means "to restrain," "to restrict," or "to constrain." It is used in both physical and abstract contexts, such as scientific conditions or behavioral limits. For example, 高约束 refers to "high confinement" in plasma physics.
Examples
你应该学会约束自己的行为。
Nǐ yīnggāi xuéhuì yuēshù zìjǐ de xíngwéi.
You should learn to restrain your behavior.
法律的作用就是约束人们的行为。
Fǎlǜ de zuòyòng jiùshì yuēshù rénmen de xíngwéi.
The purpose of law is to constrain people's behavior.
他从小就缺少家庭的约束，比较自由散漫。
Tā cóngxiǎo jiù quēshǎo jiātíng de yuēshù, bǐjiào zìyóu sǎnmàn.
He lacked family discipline since childhood and was rather undisciplined.