stop; obstruct; check
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to stop; to obstruct; to check; to hinder
literaryLiterary register. Used in formal written Chinese to describe stopping, blocking, or restraining something (often an advance, trend, or enemy force).
Dà大
jūn军
jǔ沮
è遏
le了
dí敌
rén人
de的
jìn进
gōng攻
。
The main force checked the enemy's advance.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
qū趋
shì势
bù不
kě可
jǔ沮
è遏
。
This trend cannot be stopped.
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Jǔ沮
è遏
qí其
bào暴
xíng行
。
To check their atrocities.