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压制

壓制

yā zhì

HSK 6

to suppress, to inhibit, to stifle

verb

Individual characters

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

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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.

Words with similar meanings

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 (yā pò) suggests a more forceful and potentially violent connotation, whereas 压制 focuses more on control.

Words Starting With 压

压岁钱yā suì qián

money given to children as new year present

to constrain or repress emotions; oppressive; stifling; depressing; repression

"to press; to squeeze; to extract juice, oil etc by squeezing"

to compress; compression

Words Ending With 制

限制xiàn zhì

to restrict; to limit; to confine; restriction; limit

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

to inhibit; to keep down; to suppress

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