管束

guǎnshù

verb #33,500

Meanings

1 to control; to keep in check
2 to discipline (a child, subordinate, etc.)
3 (noun) restriction; control

Characters

to manage; to control

to bind; restrain

Examples

父母要适当管束孩子的行为。

Fùmǔ yào shìdàng guǎnshù háizi de xíngwéi.

Parents should appropriately discipline their children's behavior.

他从小不受管束。

Tā cóngxiǎo bú shòu guǎnshù.

He has been free of restraint since childhood.

Tips

usage

管束 carries the sense of imposing rules / restraints, often on someone younger or under one's authority. Compare 管理 (to manage, neutral) and 约束 (to bind by rules / constrain).

Stroke Order

管 guǎn

束 shù