HSK 6 · Verbs

遏制 èzhì “to curb” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 遏制 means

  1. to curb
  2. to contain
  3. to restrain
  4. to check
  5. to hold back
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • to keep within limits
  • to constrain

How to say 遏制

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale遏è4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale制zhì4th tone, falling

遏制 in a sentence

  1. 我无法遏制住我的怒火。

    Wǒ wúfǎ èzhì zhù wǒ de nùhuǒ.

    I couldn’t contain my anger.

    Sentence #1735641 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 遏制 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 遏 (è) with each of its parts in a different colour
遏èto restrain
  • 曷what · héSound part
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part

辶 hints at the meaning (walking); 曷 (hé) hints at the sound. Compare it with è.

The character 制 (zhì) drawn as one shape
制zhìsystem

制 is a single shape of 8 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

How to write 遏制

遏 12 strokes · 制 8 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

遏制 (èzhì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 遏制 (èzhì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 遏制

Words with 制

控制kòngzhì · to control限制xiànzhì · to restrict制定zhìdìng · to draw up制造zhìzào · to manufacture制作zhìzuò · to make制度zhìdù · system (of rules)复制fùzhì · to duplicate制服zhìfú · uniform节制jiézhì · to control牵制qiānzhì · to contain

More words: Common Verbs

杜绝dùjué · to put an end to堕落duòluò · to degenerate堵塞dǔsè · to block恶化èhuà · to worsen发动fādòng · to start放大fàngdà · to enlarge访问fǎngwèn · to visit防止fángzhǐ · to prevent

FAQs

遏制 (èzhì) means “to curb” or “to contain”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it èzhì: è with a 4th tone, then zhì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 遏制 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type ezhi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 遏制 from the suggestions. Typing ezhi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
遏制 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.