Chinese symbol for “suppress”
压制
yā zhì
Traditional: 壓制
to suppress; to inhibit; to stifle
The closest CC-CEDICT match for suppress is 压制 (yā zhì), defined as: to suppress; to inhibit; to stifle.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “suppress”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 打压 (打壓) | dǎ yā | to suppress; to beat down |
| 取缔 (取締) | qǔ dì | to suppress; to crack down on; to prohibit |
| 清剿 | qīng jiǎo | to suppress (insurgents); clean-up operation |
| 钳制 (鉗制) | qián zhì | to suppress; to muzzle; to gag |
| 镇 (鎮) | zhèn | to press down; to calm |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 压制.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 压力 (壓力) | yā lì | pressure |
| 镇压 (鎮壓) | zhèn yā | suppression; repression |
| 压迫 (壓迫) | yā pò | to oppress; to repress |
| 压缩 (壓縮) | yā suō | to compress; compression |
| 高压 (高壓) | gāo yā | (physics) high pressure; (meteorology) high atmospheric pressure |
| 控制 | kòng zhì | to control |
| 制度 | zhì dù | system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution |
| 限制 | xiàn zhì | to restrict; to limit |
See also: Japanese symbol for “suppress”.
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