拘泥
jū nì
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

土豆泥
tǔ dòu ní
  1. 1 mashed potato
水泥
shuǐ ní
  1. 1 cement
  2. 2 CL:袋[dài]
泥土
ní tǔ
  1. 1 earth
  2. 2 soil
  3. 3 mud
  4. 4 clay
泥泞
ní nìng
  1. 1 muddy
  2. 2 mud
泥煤
ní méi
  1. 1 peat
不拘
bù jū
  1. 1 not stick to
  2. 2 not confine oneself to
  3. 3 whatever
不拘一格
bù jū yī gé
  1. 1 not stick to one pattern
不拘小节
bù jū xiǎo jié
  1. 1 to not bother about trifles (idiom)
刑拘
xíng jū
  1. 1 to detain as criminal
  2. 2 criminal detention
  3. 3 abbr. for 刑事拘留[xíng shì jū liú]
拖泥带水
tuō ní dài shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. wading in mud and water
  2. 2 a slovenly job
  3. 3 sloppy
拘束
jū shù
  1. 1 to restrict
  2. 2 to restrain
  3. 3 constrained
  4. 4 awkward
  5. 5 ill at ease
  6. 6 uncomfortable
  7. 7 reticent
拘泥
jū nì
  1. 1 to be a stickler for formalities
  2. 2 to rigidly adhere to
  3. 3 to cling to
  4. 4 constrained
  5. 5 ill at ease
拘留
jū liú
  1. 1 to detain (a prisoner)
  2. 2 to keep sb in custody
拘谨
jū jǐn
  1. 1 reserved
  2. 2 overcautious
枣泥
zǎo ní
  1. 1 jujube paste
污泥
wū ní
  1. 1 mud
  2. 2 sludge
泥
ní
  1. 1 mud
  2. 2 clay
  3. 3 paste
  4. 4 pulp
泥人
ní rén
  1. 1 clay figurine
泥垢
ní gòu
  1. 1 dirt
  2. 2 grime
泥塑
ní sù
  1. 1 clay modeling
  2. 2 clay figurine or statue

Idioms (11)

不拘小节
bù jū xiǎo jié
  1. 1 to not bother about trifles (idiom)
出淤泥而不染
chū yū ní ér bù rǎn
  1. 1 lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be principled and incorruptible
判若云泥
pàn ruò yún ní
  1. 1 as different as heaven and earth (idiom)
  2. 2 worlds apart
放诞不拘
fàng dàn bù jū
  1. 1 wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute
泥古不化
nì gǔ bù huà
  1. 1 conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)
泥沙俱下
ní shā jù xià
  1. 1 mud and sand flow together (idiom)
  2. 2 good and bad mingle
泥牛入海
ní niú rù hǎi
  1. 1 lit. a clay ox enters the sea (idiom); fig. to disappear with no hope of returning
无拘无束
wú jū wú shù
  1. 1 free and unconstrained (idiom); unfettered
  2. 2 unbuttoned
  3. 3 without care or worries
燕子衔泥垒大窝
yàn zi xián ní lěi dà wō
  1. 1 the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom)
  2. 2 many a little makes a mickle
烂泥扶不上墙
làn ní fú bù shàng qiáng
  1. 1 useless (idiom)
  2. 2 worthless
  3. 3 inept
雪泥鸿爪
xuě ní hóng zhǎo
  1. 1 a goose's footprint in the snow
  2. 2 vestiges of the past (idiom)
  3. 3 the fleeting nature of human life (idiom)

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