Chinese symbol for “monopolize”
垄断
lǒng duàn
Traditional: 壟斷
to monopolize
The closest CC-CEDICT match for monopolize is 垄断 (lǒng duàn), defined as: to monopolize.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “monopolize”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 揽 (攬) | lǎn | to monopolize; to seize; to take into one's arms; to embrace |
| 独揽 (獨攬) | dú lǎn | to monopolize |
| 独占 (獨占) | dú zhàn | to have all to oneself; to monopolize |
| 把持 | bǎ chí | to control; to dominate |
| 擅 | shàn | without authority; to usurp |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 垄断.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 反垄断 (反壟斷) | fǎn lǒng duàn | to break up or prevent monopolies; anti-monopoly; antitrust |
| 反垄断法 (反壟斷法) | fǎn lǒng duàn fǎ | antitrust legislation |
| 垄沟 (壟溝) | lǒng gōu | furrow (agriculture) |
| 地垄 (地壟) | dì lǒng | lines on ridges on ploughed field |
| 寡头垄断 (寡頭壟斷) | guǎ tóu lǒng duàn | oligopoly |
| 不断 (不斷) | bù duàn | unceasing; uninterrupted |
| 判断 (判斷) | pàn duàn | to judge; to determine; judgment |
| 中断 (中斷) | zhōng duàn | to cut short; to break off |
See also: Japanese symbol for “monopolize”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.