遏 (è) — to restrain; to suppress; to check (bound morpheme, used in compounds like 遏制, 遏止)
Definition
A formal, written verb meaning 'to check, suppress, curb' — always bound in modern use, almost never seen alone. It mainly appears in the set compounds 遏制, 遏止, and 遏抑 (literary).
bound form
to restrainto suppressto check (bound morpheme, used in compounds like 遏制, 遏止)
Examples
- 。Zhèng fǔ cǎi qǔ le yí xì liè cuò shī lái è zhì tōng huò péng zhàng.The government adopted a series of measures to curb inflation.
- 。Zhè chǎng dà huǒ zhōng yú bèi è zhǐ le.This big fire was finally stopped.
- 。Tā nǔ lì è zhì zhù zì jǐ de fèn nù.He tried hard to suppress his anger.
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