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压制

壓制
yā zhì
HSK 6
to suppress, to inhibit, to stifle
verb

Example Sentences

他试图压制自己的情绪。
tā shìtú yāzhì zìjǐ de qíngxù 。
He tried to suppress his emotions.
政府决定采取措施压制犯罪。
zhèngfǔ juédìng cǎiqǔ cuòshī yāzhì fànzuì 。
The government decided to take measures to suppress crime.
这种药物可以压制疼痛。
zhèzhǒng yàowù kěyǐ yāzhì téngtòng 。
This medication can suppress pain.

Individual Characters

Words with similar meanings

抑制yìzhì
to inhibit
抑制 (yì zhì) is often used in a medical or psychological context, and implies a slightly more passive act of controlling something than 压制.
压迫yāpò
to oppress
压迫 (yā pò) suggests a more forceful and potentially violent connotation, whereas 压制 focuses more on control.

Words Starting With 压

压力yā lì
pressure
压岁钱yā suì qián
money given to children as new year present
压抑yā yì
to constrain or repress emotions; oppressive; stifling; depressing; repression
压榨yā zhà
"to press; to squeeze; to extract juice, oil etc by squeezing"
压缩yā suō
to compress; compression

Words Ending With 制

限制xiàn zhì
to restrict; to limit; to confine; restriction; limit
复制fù zhì
to duplicate; to make a copy of; to copy; to reproduce; to clone
控制kòng zhì
control; to exercise control over; to contain
强制qiáng zhì
to enforce; enforcement; forcibly; compulsory
抑制yì zhì
to inhibit; to keep down; to suppress

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Individual Characters

压yā
press, push, keep under control
制zhì
to manufacture, to make

Public Lists with 压制

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Discussions on poverty, crime, gender equality, and education challenges.
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Courts, legal frameworks, criminal law, civil law, contractual terms.
HSK 6
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Elections, political parties, government structure, policy, and lawmaking.
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Contracts, lawsuits, police, courts, rules, and regulation terms.