遏制
Old HSK 6
遏制 (èzhì) · to curb
遏制 (èzhì) means “to curb; to contain; to hold back”. It is written with 2 characters: 遏 (to curb) + 制 (system). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 遏制 is built
The characters
遏 è · to curb
What 遏 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 曷hé — what
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
制 zhì · system
What 制 is made of
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: 刂 gives the meaning, 巾 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
政府采取措施遏制物价上涨。Zhèngfǔ cǎiqǔ cuòshī èzhì wùjià shàngzhǎng.The government took measures to curb rising prices.
他努力遏制住自己的怒气。Tā nǔlì èzhì zhù zìjǐ de nùqì.He tried hard to hold back his anger.
Questions about 遏制
What does 遏制 mean?
遏制 (èzhì) means “to curb; to contain; to hold back”.
How do you pronounce 遏制?
遏制 is pronounced èzhì.
Which HSK level is 遏制?
遏制 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 制定zhìdìngto make (rules or plans)
- 制度zhìdùsystem
- 制造zhìzàoto make
- 制作zhìzuòto make
- 复制fùzhìto copy
- 限制xiànzhìto limit
- 研制yánzhìto develop
- 制订zhìdìngto work out
- 控制kòngzhìto control
- 抵制dǐzhìto boycott
Learn 遏制 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 49: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.