制约
zhìyuē
to restrict, to condition
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 经济发展受到资源的制约。Economic development is constrained by resources.
- 各种因素相互制约。Various factors mutually constrain one another.
Collocations
相互制约受到制约制约因素制约作用
Mnemonic
制 zhì "to restrain" + 约 yuē "to bind": to restrain and bind, i.e. to restrict, to condition. 约 has the silk radical 纟 (binding). 相互制约 = to constrain one another. Opposite of 自由 (freedom).
Related
限制约束束缚自由
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