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束

shù

1. measure word classifier: bouquets, beams

   他捧着一束鲜花来接她。

   Tā pěng zhe yī shù xiānhuā lái jiē tā.

   He came to pick her up holding a bouquet of flowers.

2. verb to bind; to restrain (written)

   传统观念束缚了他的思想。

   Chuántǒng guānniàn shùfù le tā de sīxiǎng.

   Traditional ideas constrained his thinking.

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