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遏抑
check; suppress; hold back
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to suppress; to hold back; to restrain
formalOften used with abstract things like emotions, trends, or momentum. Has a literary or formal tone.
Tā他
nǔ努
lì力
è遏
zhì制
zhù住
zì自
jǐ己
de的
fèn愤
nù怒
。
He tried hard to suppress his anger.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
cǎi采
qǔ取
xíng行
dòng动
è遏
zhì制
tōng通
huò货
péng膨
zhàng胀
。
The government took action to curb inflation.
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Bǎi百
gǎn感
jiāo交
jí集
，
nán难
yǐ以
è遏
zhì制
。
A hundred emotions intermingled, impossible to suppress.
Bì必
xū须
è遏
zhì制
zhè这
zhǒng种
bù不
liáng良
fēng风
qì气
de的
màn蔓
yán延
。
We must stop the spread of this unhealthy trend.