Definition
遏 is a bound morpheme (不成词语素), meaning it cannot stand alone as an independent word in modern Chinese. You'll only ever see it in two-character compounds like 遏制 (èzhì, 'to curb/contain') and 遏止 (èzhǐ, 'to stop/check'). Its core sense is 'to restrain or block something from continuing or spreading.' Think of it as a building block for formal or written vocabulary around suppression and prevention.
b.f.
to restrainto suppressto check (bound morpheme, used in compounds like 遏制, 遏止)
Examples
- 。Zhèngfǔ cǎiqǔ le yí xìliè cuòshī lái è zhì tōnghuò péngzhàng.The government adopted a series of measures to curb inflation.
- 。Zhè chǎng dàhuǒ zhōngyú bèi è zhǐ le.This big fire was finally stopped.
- 。Tā nǔlì è zhì zhù zìjǐ de fènnù.He tried hard to suppress his anger.
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