抑制 (yì zhì) — to suppress; to inhibit; to keep down
Definition
抑制 covers both holding back emotions (anger, urges) and checking a process (growth, spread, inflation). Against the HSK7 siblings, it is the neutral everyday term — less forceful than 压制 (stifle) and less institutional than 取缔 (ban by authority).
verb
to suppressto inhibitto keep down
Easily confused
Examples
- 抑制。Zhè zhǒng yào kě yǐ yì zhì bìng dú de kuò sàn.This medicine can inhibit the spread of the virus.
- 抑制。Tā wú fǎ yì zhì zì jǐ de fèn nù.He couldn't suppress his anger.
- 抑制。Zhèng fǔ xū yào yì zhì tōng huò péng zhàng.The government needs to suppress inflation.
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