掣
chè
Pinyin

Definition

掣
 - 
chè
  1. to pull
  2. to draw
  3. to pull back
  4. to withdraw
  5. to flash past

Character Decomposition

Related Words (1)

掣肘
chè zhǒu
  1. 1 (lit.) to hold sb by the elbow
  2. 2 (fig.) to hold back
  3. 3 to impede
  4. 4 to handicap

Sample Sentences

对，支持脱欧派声称，百分之九十的英国经济与对欧盟的贸易无关，但仍然受欧盟规章的掣肘，所以摆脱欧盟将使英国许多中小企业无需再受欧盟规章制度的钳制，就业机会也会因此增多。
duì ，zhīchí tuōōu pài shēngchēng ，bǎifēnzhī jiǔshí de Yīngguó jīngjì yǔ duì Ōuméng de màoyì wúguān ，dàn réngrán shòu Ōuméng guīzhāng de chèzhǒu ，suǒyǐ bǎituō Ōuméng jiāng shǐ Yīngguó xǔduō zhōngxiǎo qìyè wú xū zài shòu Ōuméng guīzhāng zhìdù de qiánzhì ，jiùyè jīhuì yě huì yīncǐ zēngduō 。
Yes, the pro-Brexit camp have stated that 90% of the British economy has nothing to do with trade with the EU, but is still impeded by EU regulations. So breaking free of the EU will mean that many small and medium-sized businesses in the UK will no longer be restrained by EU regulations. This will also result in a growth in employment.
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