取缔

取締
qǔ dì
HSK 6
to ban, to prohibit (publications, customs etc)
verb

Example Sentences

政府决定取缔非法集会。
zhèngfǔ juédìng qǔdì fēifǎ jíhuì 。
The government decided to ban illegal gatherings.
他们取缔了那家没有许可证的餐馆。
tāmen qǔdì le nà jiā méiyǒu xǔkě zhèng de cānguǎn 。
They banned the restaurant that did not have a license.
警方采取行动以取缔非法交易。
jǐngfāng cǎiqǔ xíngdòng yǐ qǔdì fēifǎ jiāoyì 。
The police took action to suppress illegal transactions.

Individual Characters

HSK 4
取qǔ
to take, to get, to choose, to fetch
缔dì
(archaic) to bind up inextricably

Words with similar meanings

禁令jìnlìng
prohibition
More formal term than '取缔', typically used in legal contexts.
查禁chájìn
to clamp down
Similar to '取缔', but may imply a more active enforcement.
禁止jìnzhǐ
to forbid
General term for banning something, broader in usage.

Words Starting With 取

取消qǔ xiāo
to cancel; cancellation

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