束 cuk¹ {shù}

1. to bind
2. bunch
3. bundle
4. classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc
5. to control

束 cuk¹ {Shù}

surname Shu

束縛〔-缚〕 cuk¹ bok³ {shù fù}

restrictions; limit

束縛〔-缚〕 cuk¹ bok³ {shù fù}

1. to bind
2. to restrict
3. to tie
4. to commit
5. fetters

束帶〔-带〕 cuk¹ daai² {shù dài}

1. band
2. belt
3. loincloth
4. cummerbund

束髮〔-发〕 cuk¹ faat³ {shù fà}

1. to bind one's hair
2. headband

束腹 cuk¹ fuk¹ {shù fù}

1. corset
2. girdle

束緊〔-紧〕 cuk¹ gan² {shù jǐn}

1. gird
2. tighten

束狹〔-狭〕 cuk¹ haap⁶ {shù xiá}

1. narrow (of waterway)
2. a bottleneck

束衣 cuk¹ ji¹ {shù yī}

corset (clothing)

束腰 cuk¹ jiu¹ {shù yāo}

girdle

束身 cuk¹ san¹ {shù shēn}

1. to bind oneself
2. submission

束脩 cuk¹ sau¹ {shù xiū}

payment for private tutor

束手 cuk¹ sau² {shù shǒu}

1. to have one's hands tied
2. helpless
3. unable to do anything about it

束裝〔-装〕 cuk¹ zong¹ {shù zhuāng}

to bundle up (one's possessions for a journey)

束線帶〔-线带〕 cuk¹ sin³ daai² {shù xiàn dài}

cable tie

束手無策〔--无-〕 cuk¹ sau² mou⁴ caak³ {shùshǒuwúcè}

(idiom) No idea how to deal with a situation, problem etc.

束身內衣〔--内-〕 cuk¹ san¹ noi⁶ ji¹ {shù shēn nèi yī}

corset

束手待斃〔---毙〕 cuk¹ sau² doi⁶ bai⁶ {shù shǒu dài bì}

1. to wait helplessly for death (idiom)
2. to resign oneself to extinction

束手待死 cuk¹ sau² doi⁶ sei² {shù shǒu dài sǐ}

hands tied and expecting the worst

束手無策〔--无-〕 cuk¹ sau² mou⁴ caak³ {shù shǒu wú cè}

lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis

束手就斃〔---毙〕 cuk¹ sau² zau⁶ bai⁶ {shù shǒu jiù bì}

hands tied and expecting the worst

束手就擒 cuk¹ sau² zau⁶ kam⁴ {shù shǒu jiù qín}

hands tied and waiting to be captured

束之高閣〔---阁〕 cuk¹ zi¹ gou¹ gok³ {shù zhī gāo gé}

1. tied up in a bundle on a high shelf
2. to put sth on the back burner
3. no longer a high priority