HSK 6 · Society
取缔 qǔdì “to ban” in Chinese
Traditional 取締
What 取缔 means
- to ban
- to outlaw
- to suppress
- to crack down on
- to prohibit
How to say 取缔
取qǔ3rd tone, dipping
缔dì4th tone, falling
取缔 in a sentence
How 取缔 is built
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取qǔto take
- 耳ear · ěr
- 又again · yòu

缔dìto bind up inextricably
- 纟silk form of 糸 · mìMeaning part
- 帝supreme ruler · dìSound part
纟 hints at the meaning (silk); 帝 (dì) hints at the sound. Compare it with dì.
How to write 取缔
取 8 strokes · 缔 12 strokes
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Words related to 取缔
Words with 取
取qǔ · to take吸取xīqǔ · to absorb采取cǎiqǔ · to adopt or carry out (measures取消qǔxiāo · to cancel争取zhēngqǔ · to fight for录取lùqǔ · to admit (a student)索取suǒqǔ · to ask for无理取闹wúlǐqǔnào · to make trouble for no reason
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FAQs
取缔 (qǔdì) means “to ban” or “to outlaw”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it qǔdì: qǔ with a 3rd tone, then dì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 取缔 is written 取締. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type qudi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 取缔 from the suggestions. Typing qudi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
取缔 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.