Hanzi

抑

to restrain/to restrict/to keep down/or

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 7

Pinyin

yì

Bopomofo

ㄧˋ

Jyutping

jik1

Example sentences

壓抑 / 压抑 yāyì
他一直壓抑著內心實的恐懼。
他一直压抑著内心实的恐惧。

He has been suppressing the fear inside him.

抑制 yìzhì
政府採取措施抑制房價上漲。
政府采取措施抑制房价上涨。

The government took measures to suppress the rise in housing prices.

怒火 nùhuǒ
看到這種不公平的事，他胸中的怒火難以抑制。
看到这种不公平的事，他胸中的怒火难以抑制。

Seeing such an unfair thing, the fury in his chest was hard to suppress.

Example Vocabulary

壓抑

ya1'yi4

to suppress; to inhibit

抑制

yi4'zhi4

to inhibit; to restrain; to suppress; to control

抑

yi4

抑或

yi4'huo4

抑郁

抑郁症

抑制劑

抑揚

yi4'yang2

抑揚格

貶抑

bian3'yi4

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