Chinese–English

遏止

è zhǐ · e zhi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to hold back
  2. to check (i.e. to stop sb's advance)
  3. to resist
  4. esp. with negative, irresistible, unstoppable etc

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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