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扼

è

to grip forcefully
to clutch at
to guard
to control
to hold

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 軛 /轭 (è, “yoke”)
alternative form of 軛 /轭 (è, “yoke”)
to choke; to strangle
to grasp; to clutch
to guard; to control

重編國語辭典

Homographs

variant of 扼 è

Containing this entry

to control
to restrain

lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom)
fig. to occupy all key points (military)

to hold a pass
to guard (a strategic location)

to strangle
to throttle
to stifle (opinions)

to strangle
to throttle

to wring one's hands (literally wring one's wrists)

èjīnkòngyān

to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass

to the point
concise

to strangle
to throttle

variant of 扼 è

Related entries

to guard
to defend
to keep watch
to abide by the law
to observe (rules or ritual)
nearby
adjoining

他信守了承诺.

He stuck to his promise.

Source: Tatoeba

to guard
to defend

士兵們守衛著這座橋。

The soldiers were guarding the bridge.

Source: Tatoeba

to guard
to protect

默默守护中，有人跑到街头，叫来了协警。

As everyone stood guard silently, someone ran to the corner of the street and called over a police officer.

Source: Tatoeba

其實我想做一個被關在高塔裏的少女，然後有一天，就會有一個白馬王子出現，把守衛著高塔的七條龍通通殺掉，救我出來。

Actually I wanted to be a damsel in a tower guarded by seven dragons, and then a prince on a white horse would chop off the dragons' heads and liberate me.

Source: Tatoeba

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