fetters; trammels; shackles
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to entangle; to shackle; to hold back
literaryA literary and somewhat formal term often used metaphorically for emotional, psychological, or social constraints that hinder freedom.
Tā他
kě渴
wàng望
zhèng挣
tuō脱
chuán传
tǒng统
de的
jī羁
bàn绊
，
zhuī追
qiú求
zì自
jǐ己
de的
mèng梦
xiǎng想
。
He longed to break free from the shackles of tradition and pursue his dreams.
Guò过
qù去
de的
ēn恩
yuàn怨
chéng成
wéi为
tā他
nèi内
xīn心
chén沉
zhòng重
de的
jī羁
bàn绊
。
Past grudges have become heavy shackles on his heart.
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Zhè这
fèn份
qíng情
gǎn感
yǐ已
bú不
zài再
shì是
tián甜
mì蜜
，
ér而
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
lìng令
rén人
zhì窒
xī息
de的
jī羁
bàn绊
。
This feeling is no longer sweet, but a suffocating entanglement.
Jīng经
jì济
de的
jī羁
bàn绊
shǐ使
tā他
wú无
fǎ法
zì自
yóu由
de地
xuǎn选
zé择
zhí职
yè业
。
Financial constraints prevent him from choosing a career freely.