拘泥

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

CEDICT

  1. reserved; unnatural; constrained
  2. stubborn; inflexible; particular
  3. to rigidly adhere to; to rely solely on; to cling to

Wiktionary

固执于个人的想法而不知变通。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 拘 jū
  1. to capture
  2. to restrain
  3. to constrain
  4. to adhere rigidly to
  5. inflexible
2 泥 nì restrained

Related entries

贪恋 tānliàn
  1. to cling to
  2. to be reluctant to give up (sth)
  3. to have a fondness for (an indulgence etc)
拘守 jūshǒu
  1. to hold tight
  2. to cling to
  3. to adhere
  4. stubborn
  5. to detain sb as prisoner
固守 gùshǒu
  1. to strongly defend one's position
  2. to be entrenched
  3. to cling to
执着 zhízhuó
  1. to be strongly attached to
  2. to be dedicated
  3. to cling to
  4. (Buddhism) attachment
巴 bā
  1. to long for
  2. to wish
  3. to cling to
  4. to stick to
  5. sth that sticks
  6. close to
  7. next to
  8. spread open
  9. informal abbr. for bus 巴士 bāshì
  10. bar (unit of pressure)
  11. nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴 wěiba, tail
尤巴有點誇張了。

Yuba is exaggerating.

Source: Tatoeba

固执 gùzhí
  1. obstinate
  2. stubborn
  3. to fixate on
  4. to cling to
汤姆挺固执的不是吗？

Tom is being quite obstinate, isn't he?

Source: Tatoeba

扒 bā
  1. to peel
  2. to skin
  3. to tear
  4. to pull down
  5. to cling to (sth on which one is climbing)
  6. to dig
我的信用卡在地铁上被扒了。

My credit card was stolen on the subway.

Source: Tatoeba

偓 wò constrained
迫于 pòyú
  1. constrained
  2. restricted
  3. forced to
  4. under pressure to do sth
受约束 shòuyuēshù
  1. restricted
  2. constrained
拘束 jūshù
  1. to restrict
  2. to restrain
  3. constrained
  4. awkward
  5. ill at ease
  6. uncomfortable
  7. reticent
局促不安 júcùbùān
  1. ill at ease
  2. uncomfortable
不自在 bùzìzai
  1. uneasy
  2. ill at ease
得了！你弄得她不自在了！

Stop it! You're making her feel uncomfortable!

Source: Tatoeba

局促 júcù
  1. cramped
  2. ill at ease
拘挛 jūluán
  1. cramps
  2. muscular spasm
  3. fig. constrained
  4. ill at ease