Definition
扼 (è) is a formal verb meaning 'to grip tightly' or 'to seize' — both physically (like gripping a throat) and figuratively (like seizing control or a strategic point). It appears in compounds like 扼杀 ('to strangle/stifle'), 扼要 ('to the point, concise' — literally 'grasp the essential'), and 扼守 ('to hold a strategic position'). This is a literary/formal word; in everyday speech you'd use 抓 or 控制 instead.
v.
to grip tightlyto clutchto controlto seize (a strategic point or opportunity)
Examples
- 。Tā yònglì è zhù dírén de shǒuwàn.He gripped the enemy's wrist tightly.
- 。Zhège gōngsī è zhù le shìchǎng de guānjiàn zīyuán.This company has seized the key resources of the market.
- 扼。Jūnduì zài yàodào shàng è shǒu le sān tiān.The army held the strategic pass for three days.
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