緊箍咒 jǐn gū zhòu

a spell or incantation for controlling sb

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. a spell or incantation for controlling sb
  2. 2. the Band-tightening Spell (in 西游记xī yóu jì)

Characters

Character Meaning
緊 jǐn
tight; urgent; tense
箍 gū
hoop; to bind with hoops
咒 zhòu
curse; incantation; magic spell