拘束 (jū shù) — (verb) to restrict, to restrain (behavior, freedom, or movement); (adjective) awkward, ill at ease, constrained (in social situations)

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Examples

• 这些旧规矩拘束了年轻人的发展。
  Zhè xiē jiù guī ju jū shù le nián qīng rén de fā zhǎn.
  These old rules have restricted the development of young people.
• 第一次见面时，她显得有些拘束。
  Dì yī cì jiàn miàn shí, tā xiǎn de yǒu xiē jū shù.
  When meeting for the first time, she seemed a bit ill at ease.
• 大家都很热情，你完全不必拘束。
  Dà jiā dōu hěn rè qíng, nǐ wán quán bú bì jū shù.
  Everyone is very warm; you don't need to be constrained at all.

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