束
shù
Meaning
- classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc
- bunch
- bundle
- to bind
- to control
Definition
捆，绑；量词，用于捆在一起的东西；约束。
to bind, to tie; classifier for bundles; to restrain.
Usage
常用作量词，如“一束花”；也可用作动词，如“束缚”；或表示结束，如“结束”。
Commonly used as a classifier, e.g., 'a bouquet of flowers'; also used as a verb meaning 'to bind' or 'to restrain'; or to indicate 'end' as in 'end'.
Examples
- 1 她手里拿着一束鲜花。(She is holding a bouquet of flowers in her hand.)
- 2 法律束缚了人们的行为。(Laws restrain people's behavior.)
- 3 会议到此结束。(The meeting ends here.)
- 4 他把头发束成一个马尾。(He tied his hair into a ponytail.)
- 5 这束光照亮了整个房间。(This beam of light illuminated the entire room.)
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