yā​zhì HSK7

stifle

压制 (壓制) yā​zhì
stifle verb
to prevent or restrain the expression, growth, or development of something

This management style stifles the creativity of employees.

suppress verb
to control, subdue, or put down by force, power, or authority

Heavy firepower suppressed the enemy's attack.

Frequency

Written text
10.0 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources

Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)