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系缚

Word · VerbTraditional繫縛

to bind; to tie up; to fetter

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

verb

to bind; to tie up; to fetter

literary

Literary term used to describe physically tying or restraining someone or something, or metaphorically restraining thoughts/freedom.

Tā他
bèi被
shéng绳
suǒ索
xì系
fù缚
zài在
zhù柱
zi子
shang上
 。

He was bound to the pillar with ropes.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
jiù旧
guān观
niàn念
xì系
fù缚
le了
rén人
men们
de的
sī思
xiǎng想
 。

This outdated concept fetters people's thinking.