拘束 jūshù to restrict
to restrict; to restrain; constrained; awkward; ill at ease; uncomfortable; reticent
How to remember 拘束: 拘 to detain + 束 bundle = to restrict.
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- Feeling awkwardly restrained, ill at ease - 别拘束 (bié jūshù) make yourself at home / relax, 在长辈面前很拘束 stiff and shy in front of elders.
- Describes the constrained feeling in a formal or unfamiliar setting; also 'to restrict'.