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枷锁 (jiā suǒ): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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枷锁 (jiā suǒ): Shackles — Meaning & Stroke Order

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枷锁 consists of 2 characters.

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Pinyinjiā suǒ

Meaningshackles, fetters (literal or figurative)

Characters2

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Example Sentences with 枷锁

Sī思

xiǎng想

de的

jiā枷

suǒ锁

bǐ比

shēn身

tǐ体

de的

jiā枷

suǒ锁

gèng更

nán难

dǎ打

pò破

。

The shackles of the mind are harder to break than those of the body.

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 枷锁.

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枷刑jiāxíng
枷号jiāhào
枷棍jiāgùn

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封锁fēng suǒHSK 6
连锁lián suǒHSK 6
锁定suǒ dìngHSK 7-9
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镣锁liàosuǒ
连锁店lián suǒ diàn
名缰利锁míng jiāng lì suǒ