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to bind up

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

shu4fu4 • shùfù

Meaning


Primary

to bind up

Alternatives

bind up, binds up, binding up, bound up, to bind, bind, to fetter, fetter

Mnemonic


束縛 To bind up is 縛 to bind something into a 束 bundle.

Usage


我們 不 應該 被 恐懼 束縛。

We shouldn't be bound up by fear.

自由 是 沒有 束縛 的 狀態。

Freedom is a state of not being bound up.

過多 的 規定 會 束縛 人 的 思想。

Too many rules can bind up a person's thinking.