è​zhǐ

to hold back

  • created reference approved 遏止 → 阻止 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    遏止 è​zhǐ

    阻止 zǔ​zhǐ

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 遏止 → 放松/放鬆 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    遏止 è​zhǐ

    放松 / 放鬆 fàng​sōng

    antonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 遏止 · è​zhǐ · to hold back — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    遏止

    è​zhǐ

    to hold back

    to check or stop something from moving forward; to suppress; often used with negatives to describe something irresistible or unstoppable

    遏 (literal) → 遏 · è · to restrain 止 (literal) → 止 · zhǐ · to stop

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense