抑止
yì zhǐ
Pinyin

Definition

抑止
 - 
yì zhǐ
  1. to supress
  2. to restrain

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

tíng zhǐ
  1. 1 to stop
  2. 2 to halt
  3. 3 to cease
yā yì
  1. 1 to constrain or repress emotions
  2. 2 oppressive
  3. 3 stifling
  4. 4 depressing
  5. 5 repression
zhǐ
  1. 1 to stop
  2. 2 to prohibit
  3. 3 until
  4. 4 only
wéi zhǐ
  1. 1 until
  2. 2 (used in combination with words like 到[dào] or 至[zhì] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止)
jìn zhǐ
  1. 1 to prohibit
  2. 2 to forbid
  3. 3 to ban

Idioms (18)

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
充饥止渴
chōng jī zhǐ kě
  1. 1 to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst (idiom)
叹为观止
tàn wéi guān zhǐ
  1. 1 (idiom) to gasp in amazement
  2. 2 to acclaim as the peak of perfection
学无止境
xué wú zhǐ jìng
  1. 1 no end to learning (idiom); There's always something new to study.
  2. 2 You live and learn.
屡禁不止
lǚ jìn bù zhǐ
  1. 1 to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)