遏止

è zhǐ

C1–C2 Level 7

Definition

to hold back
to check (i.e. to stop sb's advance)
to resist
esp. with negative, irresistible, unstoppable etc

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).