遏制

èzhì

verb HSK 7-9 #22,907

Meanings

1 to check
2 to contain
3 to hold back
4 to curb
5 to restrain

Characters

to stop; to check; to hold back

to control; to restrain

Examples

HSK 6

政府采取措施遏制房价上涨。

Zhèngfǔ cǎiqǔ cuòshī èzhì fángjià shàngzhǎng.

The government took measures to curb rising housing prices.

HSK 7-9

我们必须遏制疫情的蔓延。

Wǒmen bìxū èzhì yìqíng de mànyán.

We must contain the spread of the epidemic.

Tips

register

Formal/written register. Used in news, policy, and official contexts. For everyday speech, 控制 (kòngzhì, to control) or 抑制 (yìzhì, to suppress) are more common.

Stroke Order

遏 è

制 zhì