扼杀

扼殺

èshā

verb #11,031

Meanings

1 to strangle
2 to throttle
3 to stifle
4 to smother

Characters

to grip; to clutch (the throat)

Examples

HSK 3

不要扼杀孩子的创造力。

Búyào èshā háizi de chuàngzàolì.

Don't stifle children's creativity.

HSK 6

这项政策扼杀了经济发展。

Zhè xiàng zhèngcè èshā le jīngjì fāzhǎn.

This policy strangled economic development.

Tips

usage

扼杀 is often used figuratively to mean suppressing or stifling something (creativity, freedom, development), not just physical strangling.

Stroke Order

扼 è

杀 shā