遏
è
Pinyin

Definition

遏
 - 
è
  1. to restrain
  2. to check
  3. to hold back

Character Decomposition

Related Words (4)

遏制
è zhì
  1. 1 to check
  2. 2 to contain
  3. 3 to hold back
  4. 4 to keep within limits
  5. 5 to constrain
  6. 6 to restrain
遏止
è zhǐ
  1. 1 to hold back
  2. 2 to check (i.e. to stop sb's advance)
  3. 3 to resist
  4. 4 esp. with negative, irresistible, unstoppable etc
怒不可遏
nù bù kě è
  1. 1 unable to restrain one's anger (idiom); in a towering rage
遏抑
è yì
  1. 1 to suppress
  2. 2 to restrain

Idioms (1)

怒不可遏
nù bù kě è
  1. 1 unable to restrain one's anger (idiom); in a towering rage

Sample Sentences

为了遏制疫情向外蔓延，自1月23日起，作为中国重要交通枢纽，这座城市暂停市内公交运营，关闭离汉通道，近千万武汉市民蛰伏家中，进行特殊的战斗。
wèile èzhì yìqíng xiàngwài mànyán ，zì yī yuè èrshísān rì qǐ ，zuòwéi Zhōngguó zhòngyào jiāotōng shūniǔ ，zhè zuò chéngshì zàntíng shìnèi gōngjiāo yùnyíng ，guānbì lí Hàn tōngdào ，jìn qiānwàn Wǔhàn shìmín zhéfú jiā zhōng ，jìnxíng tèshū de zhàndòu 。
In order to contain the spread, starting from January 23rd, as an important transportation hub in China, this city has suspended public transport, closed down all channels leaving Wuhan, and left nearly ten million of Wuhan citizens staying at home, fighting a special battle.
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