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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 约束

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
约束 yuē shù - to restrict
- to limit to
- to constrain
- restriction
- constraint

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 5 7,871 4,969 11,442

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
yāo- to weigh in a balance or on a scale
yuē- to make an appointment
- to invite
- approximately
- pact
- treaty
- to economize
- to restrict
- to reduce (a fraction)
- concise
shù- surname Shu
shù- to bind
- bunch
- bundle
- classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc
- to control

Other Words Containing 约束

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
约束 6 5 7,871 4,969 11,442
约束力 - - 33,784 23,836 45,072