抑制

yì zhì
HSK 6
to inhibit, to keep down, to suppress
verb

Example Sentences

医生建议我抑制情绪，以免影响健康。
yīshēng jiànyì wǒ yìzhì qíngxù ， yǐmiǎn yǐngxiǎng jiànkāng 。
The doctor advised me to inhibit my emotions to avoid affecting my health.
他努力抑制自己的愤怒，保持冷静。
tā nǔlì yìzhì zìjǐ de fènnù ， bǎochí lěngjìng 。
He worked hard to suppress his anger and stay calm.
这项政策旨在抑制通货膨胀。
zhèxiàng zhèngcè zhǐ zài yìzhì tōnghuò péngzhàng 。
This policy aims to keep down inflation.

Individual Characters

抑yì
to restrain, to restrict, to keep down
制zhì
to manufacture, to make

Words with similar meanings

压制yāzhì
to repress
压制 (yāzhì) implies a more forceful action of suppression.
遏制èzhì
to curb
遏制 (èzhì) suggests a more proactive approach to limit something.

Homophones

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
压制yā zhì
to suppress; to inhibit; to stifle
强制qiáng zhì
to enforce; enforcement; forcibly; compulsory

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