取缔 (qǔ dì) — to ban, to suppress, to crack down on (by official order)
Definition
取谛 (qǔdì) means an authority officially shuts down something illegal — stronger and more bureaucratic than 禁止. Use 打击 for a broad crackdown campaign, not a single act.
verb
to banto suppressto crack down on (by official order)
Examples
- 取缔。Jǐng fāng qǔ dì le yí gè dǔ bó wō diǎn.The police shut down a gambling den.
- 取缔。Zhè jiā fēi fǎ cān guǎn bèi zhèng fǔ qǔ dì le.This illegal restaurant was banned by the government.
- ，取缔。Wèi le huán bǎo, dāng dì qǔ dì le suǒ yǒu xiǎo xíng zào zhǐ chǎng.For environmental protection, the local authorities banned all small paper mills.
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