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遏

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verb #36,029

Meanings

  1. 1 to restrain
  2. 2 to check, hold back
  3. 3 to suppress, stop

Examples

他怒不可遏,大声喊了起来。
Tā nù bù kě è, dàshēng hǎn le qǐlái.
Unable to restrain his anger, he started shouting.
政府正在努力遏制疫情的蔓延。
Zhèngfǔ zhèngzài nǔlì èzhì yìqíng de mànyán.
The government is working to curb the spread of the epidemic.

Tips

usage
遏 is mostly bound — used in compounds like 遏制 (èzhì, 'to contain/curb') and 遏止 (èzhǐ, 'to stop'). Standalone uses are literary: 怒不可遏 ('rage that cannot be checked').

Stroke Order

遏 è