rigid rules and regulations; restrictive conventions
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
rigid rules and conventions; restrictive regulations that bind people
Often used with verbs like 打破 (break), 冲破 (break through), or 摆脱 (get rid of). Carries a negative connotation implying unnecessary bureaucracy or restrictions that hinder progress.
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
dǎ打
pò破
tiáo条
tiáo条
kuàng框
kuàng框
，
dà大
dǎn胆
chuàng创
xīn新
。
We must break rigid conventions and boldly innovate.
Bù不
yào要
bèi被
nà那
xiē些
guò过
shí时
de的
tiáo条
tiáo条
kuàng框
kuàng框
shù束
fù缚
zhù住
shǒu手
jiǎo脚
。
Don't let those outdated rigid rules tie your hands and feet.
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Gǎi改
gé革
jiù就
shì是
yào要
chōng冲
pò破
nà那
xiē些
tiáo条
tiáo条
kuàng框
kuàng框
。
Reform means breaking through those rigid conventions.
Zhè这
gè个
gōng公
sī司
guān官
liáo僚
zhǔ主
yì义
yán严
zhòng重
，
tiáo条
tiáo条
kuàng框
kuàng框
tài太
duō多
。
This company is heavily bureaucratic with too many rigid rules.