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拘挛

Word · VerbTraditional拘攣

muscle cramp; rigidly adhere

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

(of muscles) to contract involuntarily; to cramp; to stiffen; to become rigid

technical

Medical term describing involuntary muscle contraction, often due to cold, neurological issues, or paralysis.

Tā他
de的
shǒu手
jiǎo脚
yīn因
shòu受
hán寒
ér而
jū拘
luán挛
 。

His hands and feet cramped up from the cold.

Zhòng中
fēng风
hòu后
 ,
huàn患
zhě者
kě可
néng能
chū出
xiàn现
jī肌
ròu肉
jū拘
luán挛
de的
zhèng症
zhuàng状
 。

After a stroke, patients may experience symptoms of muscle contracture.

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Tuǐ腿
bù部
jū拘
luán挛
téng疼
tòng痛
nán难
rěn忍
 。

The leg cramps were unbearably painful.

2.

verb

to rigidly adhere to; to be bound by; to be pedantic about (texts or rules)

literary

Literary usage describing excessive rigidity in scholarship or adherence to literal interpretations of texts.

Zhì治
xué学
bù不
kě可
jū拘
luán挛
yú于
zhāng章
jù句
 。

In scholarship, one should not rigidly adhere to literal phrases.

Tā他
dú读
shū书
guò过
yú于
jū拘
luán挛
 ,
quē缺
fá乏
chuàng创
jiàn见
 。

He is too pedantic in his reading and lacks original insights.

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Bù不
kě可
jū拘
luán挛
chéng成
fǎ法
 ,
dāng当
líng灵
huó活
biàn变
tōng通
 。

One should not be bound by established methods, but should adapt flexibly.