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缠手脚

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Collocation

1
被缠了手脚
2
被缠住手脚
3
缠住了……(人)的手脚
4
缠住手脚

Definition

缠手脚

Literally means:

be bound hand and foot;

Actually means:

difficult to free oneself from

Figuratively the phase refers to the situation where one is handicapped or constrained by something, therefore does not have the freedom to do what he wants to do. Derogatory.

手和脚被缠住。也比喻受到束缚或牵制而不能自由做事。具有贬义色彩。

Example

Used as predicate. It can have other words in between. (作谓语)中间可以插入其他成分)
1
Xiǎowángguò
小王过河
de
shíhou
时候
  
,
shuǐcǎo
水草
chánzhù
缠住
le
de
shǒujiǎo
手脚
  
,
shǐ
使
chàdiǎnr  
差点儿
diē
跌入
shuǐzhōng
水中
  

When Xiao Wang crossed the river, the grass wrapped around his hands and feet, making him nearly fall into the water.

2
dāng
le
chējiān
车间
zhǔrèn
主任
hòu
以后
  
,
yuán
xiǎng
hǎohǎo
好好
de
gàn
大干
cháng
  
,
shì
可是
zhǒngzhǒng
种种
合理
de
zhì
制度
de
死死地
chánzhù
缠住
le
de
shǒujiǎo
手脚
  
,
shǐ
使
nán
难以
yǒusuǒzuòwéi
有所作为
  

After he bet the workshop director, he wanted to do a good job, but all kinds of unreasonable systems stuck to his hands and feet, making it difficult for him to make a difference.

3
Yǒuxiē
有些
mínyíng
民营
企业
shíxíng
实行
de
shì
jiāshì
家族式
de
jīngyíng
经营
guǎn
管理
  
,
zhè
wǎngwǎng
往往
chánzhù
缠住
le
yuángōng
员工
de
shǒujiǎo
手脚
  
,
cuòshāng
挫伤
le
men
他们
de
积极
xìng
  

Some private enterprises are family-run management, which often entangles employees' hands and feet and discourages their enthusiasm.