拘牵

拘牽

jūqiān

verb

Meanings

1 to be restrained
2 to be confined
3 to be bound (by rules, conventions)

Characters

to restrain; detain

to pull; lead by the hand

Examples

HSK 7-9

他做事不拘牵于成规。

Tā zuòshì bù jūqiān yú chéngguī.

He doesn't let himself be bound by established conventions.

HSK 7-9

艺术创作不应拘牵于形式。

Yìshù chuàngzuò bù yīng jūqiān yú xíngshì.

Artistic creation shouldn't be constrained by form.

Tips

register

Literary and bookish. Most often appears in the negative pattern 不拘牵于… ('not bound by…'). In casual speech, prefer 拘束 or 受限.

Stroke Order

拘 jū

牵 qiān