Chinese Word: 束 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

束HSK 6

Pinyin: shù

English Definition: to bind; bunch; bundle; classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc; to control

Chinese Definition:
①捆住，系：束缚。束装(整理行装)。束发。束之高阁。束手无策。
②量词，用于捆在一起的东西：束修(十条干肉，原指学生送给老师的礼物，后指给老师的报酬)。
③聚集成一条的东西：光束。电子束。
④控制，限制：束身。无拘无束。
⑤事情的结末：收束。结束。
⑥姓氏。

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 木

Ideographic:Lumber 木 bound by rope 口

Character Formation:

⿻ Overlaid
- 木 [ mù ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening

Similar Characters: 柬

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结束HSK 3	jié shù	termination; to finish; to end; to conclude; to close
约束HSK 6	yuē shù	to restrict; to limit to; to constrain; restriction; constraint
束缚HSK 6	shù fù	to bind; to restrict; to tie; to commit; fetters
束手	shù shǒu	to have one's hands tied; helpless; unable to do anything about it
拘束HSK 6	jū shù	to restrict; to restrain; constrained; awkward; ill at ease; uncomfortable; reticent

1		tā 他 sòng 送 le 了 wǒ 我 yī shù huā 一束花。 He gave me a bunch of flowers.
2		tā 她 shǒu lǐ 手里 ná zhe 拿着 yī shù huā 一束花。 She is holding a bouquet of flowers in her hand.
3		wǒ 我 xiǎng 想 sòng gěi 送给 tā 她 yī shù huā 一束花。 I want to give her a bouquet of flowers.
4		nán péng you 男朋友 sòng gěi 送给 wǒ 我 yī shù huā 一束花。 My boyfriend gave me a bouquet of flowers.
5		tā 她 shǒu lǐ 手里 ná zhe 拿着 yī shù 一束 xiān huā 鲜花。 She is holding a bouquet of flowers in her hand.

1		tā 他 sòng 送 le 了 wǒ 我 yī shù huā 一束花。 He gave me a bunch of flowers.
2		tā 她 shǒu lǐ 手里 ná zhe 拿着 yī shù huā 一束花。 She is holding a bouquet of flowers in her hand.
3		wǒ 我 xiǎng 想 sòng gěi 送给 tā 她 yī shù huā 一束花。 I want to give her a bouquet of flowers.
4		nán péng you 男朋友 sòng gěi 送给 wǒ 我 yī shù huā 一束花。 My boyfriend gave me a bouquet of flowers.
5		tā 她 shǒu lǐ 手里 ná zhe 拿着 yī shù 一束 xiān huā 鲜花。 She is holding a bouquet of flowers in her hand.