扼制 è zhì ㄜˋ ㄓˋ aak1 zai3
- to control
- to restrain
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扼
- 扼守 è shǒu ㄜˋ ㄕㄡˇ aak1 sau2 to hold a pass
- 扼死 è sǐ ㄜˋ ㄙˇ aak1 sei2 to strangle
- 扼杀 扼殺 è shā ㄜˋ ㄕㄚ aak1 saat3 to strangle
- 扼腕 è wàn ㄜˋ ㄨㄢˋ aak1 wun2 to wring one's hands (literally wring one's wrists)
- 扼要 è yào ㄜˋ ㄧㄠˋ aak1 jiu3 to the point
Show 4 more words with 扼
- 扼颈 扼頸 è jǐng ㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ aak1 geng2 to strangle
- 扼喉抚背 扼喉撫背 è hóu fǔ bèi ㄜˋ ㄏㄡˊ ㄈㄨˇ ㄅㄟˋ aak1 hau4 fu2 bui3 lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom)
- 扼襟控咽 è jīn kòng yān ㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄢ aak1 kam1 hung3 jin1 to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass
- 简明扼要 簡明扼要 jiǎn míng è yào ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄜˋ ㄧㄠˋ gaan2 ming4 aak1 jiu3 brief and to the point (idiom)
制
- 仿制 仿製 fǎng zhì ㄈㄤˇ ㄓˋ fong2 zai3 to copy
- 克制 kè zhì ㄎㄜˋ ㄓˋ hak1 zai3 to restrain
- 制定 zhì dìng ㄓˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ zai3 ding6 to draw up; to formulate
- 制度 zhì dù ㄓˋ ㄉㄨˋ zai3 dou6 system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc)
- 制服 zhì fú ㄓˋ ㄈㄨˊ zai3 fuk6 to subdue
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- 制止 zhì zhǐ ㄓˋ ㄓˇ zai3 zi2 to curb
- 制约 制約 zhì yuē ㄓˋ ㄩㄝ zai3 joek3 to restrict
- 制裁 zhì cái ㄓˋ ㄘㄞˊ zai3 coi4 to punish
- 制订 制訂 zhì dìng ㄓˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ zai3 ding3 to work out
- 压制 壓制 yā zhì ㄧㄚ ㄓˋ aat3 zai3 to suppress
- 学制 學制 xué zhì ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄓˋ hok6 zai3 educational system
- 专制 專制 zhuān zhì ㄓㄨㄢ ㄓˋ zyun1 zai3 autocracy
- 强制 強制 qiáng zhì ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄓˋ koeng5 zai3 to force; to compel; to coerce
- 抑制 yì zhì ㄧˋ ㄓˋ jik1 zai3 to inhibit
- 抵制 dǐ zhì ㄉㄧˇ ㄓˋ dai2 zai3 to resist
- 控制 kòng zhì ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄓˋ hung3 zai3 to control
- 机制 機制 jī zhì ㄐㄧ ㄓˋ gei1 zai3 mechanism
- 法制 fǎ zhì ㄈㄚˇ ㄓˋ faat3 zai3 legal system and institutions
- 特制 特製 tè zhì ㄊㄜˋ ㄓˋ dak6 zai3 specially made; custom-made
- 牵制 牽制 qiān zhì ㄑㄧㄢ ㄓˋ hin1 zai3 to control
Idioms with these characters
- 扼喉抚背 扼喉撫背 è hóu fǔ bèi ㄜˋ ㄏㄡˊ ㄈㄨˇ ㄅㄟˋ aak1 hau4 fu2 bui3 lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom)
- 扼襟控咽 è jīn kòng yān ㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄢ aak1 kam1 hung3 jin1 to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass
- 简明扼要 簡明扼要 jiǎn míng è yào ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄜˋ ㄧㄠˋ gaan2 ming4 aak1 jiu3 brief and to the point (idiom)
- 粗制滥造 粗製濫造 cū zhì làn zào ㄘㄨ ㄓˋ ㄌㄢˋ ㄗㄠˋ cou1 zai3 laam6 zou6 to churn out large quantities without regard for quality (idiom); rough and slipshod work
- 如法泡制 如法泡製 rú fǎ pào zhì ㄖㄨˊ ㄈㄚˇ ㄆㄠˋ ㄓˋ jyu4 faat3 paau3 zai3 lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
- 如法炮制 如法炮製 rú fǎ páo zhì ㄖㄨˊ ㄈㄚˇ ㄆㄠˊ ㄓˋ jyu4 faat3 paau4 zai3 lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
Show 4 more idioms with 制
- 先发制人 先發制人 xiān fā zhì rén ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄚ ㄓˋ ㄖㄣˊ sin1 faat3 zai3 jan4 (idiom) to gain the initiative by striking first; to preempt
- 因地制宜 yīn dì zhì yí ㄧㄣ ㄉㄧˋ ㄓˋ ㄧˊ jan1 dei6 zai3 ji4 (idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances
- 因时制宜 因時制宜 yīn shí zhì yí ㄧㄣ ㄕˊ ㄓˋ ㄧˊ jan1 si4 zai3 ji4 (idiom) to use methods appropriate to the current situation
- 以夷制夷 yǐ yí zhì yí ㄧˇ ㄧˊ ㄓˋ ㄧˊ ji5 ji4 zai3 ji4 to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties)