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拘泥

jū nì

C1–C2 Level 7

拘泥 (jū nì) is a Chinese word meaning “to be a stickler for formalities”. It sits at TOCFL Level 7 (CEFR C1–C2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

  1. to be a stickler for formalities
  2. to rigidly adhere to
  3. to cling to
  4. constrained
  5. ill at ease

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Related words at this level

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).