遏制 (èzhì) — to contain; to curb; to suppress
HSK 5 | verb | to restrain, contain, or suppress a negative force or trend
遏制 (èzhì)
遏制 means to contain or suppress something harmful or undesirable, implying that the force or trend exists and must be actively held back, and is common in political, medical, and security contexts at B2 level.
Meanings
- [verb] to contain; to curb; to suppress; to check (a negative trend or force)
Example Sentences
国际社会正在努力遏制核武器的扩散。 Guójì shèhuì zhèngzài nǔlì èzhì héwǔqì de kuòsàn. The international community is working hard to contain the proliferation of nuclear weapons.
政府采取了一系列措施遏制房价的过快上涨。 Zhèngfǔ cǎiqǔle yī xìliè cuòshī èzhì fángjià de guòkuài shàngzhǎng. The government took a series of measures to curb the excessively rapid rise in housing prices.
早期隔离措施有效地遏制了疾病的大规模传播。 Zǎoqī gélí cuòshī yǒuxiào de èzhìle jíbìng de dàguīmó chuánbō. Early quarantine measures effectively contained the large-scale spread of the disease.
加强法律监管是遏制腐败行为的根本途径。 Jiāqiáng fǎlǜ jiāngǎn shì èzhì fǔbài xíngwéi de gēnběn tújìng. Strengthening legal supervision is the fundamental way to curb corrupt behaviour.
各国政府联合行动，共同遏制跨国网络犯罪。 Gè guó zhèngfǔ liánhé xíngdòng, gòngtóng èzhì kuàguó wǎngluò fànzuì. Governments of various countries acted jointly to jointly suppress transnational cybercrime.
文化教育是遏制极端主义思想蔓延的有效手段。 Wénhuà jiàoyù shì èzhì jíduān zhǔyì sīxiǎng mànyán de yǒuxiào shǒuduàn. Cultural education is an effective means of containing the spread of extremist ideas.
Collocations
| Collocation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 遏制扩散 (èzhì kuòsàn) | contain proliferation |
| 遏制腐败 (èzhì fǔbài) | curb corruption |
| 遏制通胀 (èzhì tōngzhàng) | curb inflation |
| 有效遏制 (yǒuxiào èzhì) | effectively contain |
| 遏制蔓延 (èzhì mànyán) | contain the spread |
| 遏制势头 (èzhì shìtóu) | check the momentum |
Usage Notes
遏制 always targets something negative -- a disease, a crime, an arms race, a price rise -- and implies active effort to prevent it from growing. It is a more forceful term than 控制 (kòngzhì, to control), which can be neutral, and is more targeted than 压制 (yāzhì, to suppress/oppress), which can apply to people as well as trends.
In news and policy language, 遏制 is a powerful and frequently used word. Learners should associate it with containment strategy and emergency responses.
Memory Hook
遏 (to stop/block, contains the water radical suggesting damming a flow) + 制 (to restrain/control) = damming up and controlling a harmful flow.