制止
zhì zhǐ
Pinyin

Definition

制止
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zhì zhǐ
  1. to curb
  2. to put a stop to
  3. to stop
  4. to check
  5. to limit

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

bù zhǐ
  1. 1 incessantly
  2. 2 without end
  3. 3 more than
  4. 4 not limited to
tíng zhǐ
  1. 1 to stop
  2. 2 to halt
  3. 3 to cease
zhì
  1. 1 system
  2. 2 to control
  3. 3 to regulate
  4. 4 variant: 制 zhì
zhì dù
  1. 1 system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc)
  2. 2 institution
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
shí míng zhì
  1. 1 system for identifying users (on a rail network, the Internet etc)

Idioms (20)

令行禁止
lìng xíng jìn zhǐ
  1. 1 lit. if he orders you go, he forbids you stop (idiom); fig. to demand exact compliance with instructions
  2. 2 to ensure strictly obedience
以夷制夷
yǐ yí zhì yí
  1. 1 to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties)
  2. 2 Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan)
充饥止渴
chōng jī zhǐ kě
  1. 1 to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst (idiom)
先发制人
xiān fā zhì rén
  1. 1 to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to preempt
  2. 2 to anticipate
  3. 3 preemptive
叹为观止
tàn wéi guān zhǐ
  1. 1 (idiom) to gasp in amazement
  2. 2 to acclaim as the peak of perfection

Sample Sentences

快!制止这个遥控装置!”
kuài !zhìzhǐ zhè ge yáokòng zhuāngzhì !”
"Quickly! Disable the remote control!"
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