抹殺

抹杀
mǒshā
  1. to erase
  2. to cover traces
  3. to obliterate evidence
  4. to expunge
  5. to blot out
  6. to suppress

CEDICT

to blot out; to erase; to discount (past efforts or achievements); to refuse to acknowledge; to obliterate

Wiktionary

勾消、掩滅。如：「一筆抹殺」、「抹殺事實」。也作「抹煞」、「抹摋」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 抹 mǒ
  1. to smear
  2. to wipe
  3. to erase
  4. classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc
2 殺 shā
  1. to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack
  2. to weaken; to reduce
  3. (dialect) to smart
  4. (used after a verb) extremely

Containing this entry

一筆抹殺 yībǐmǒshā
  1. to blot out at one stroke
  2. to reject out of hand
  3. to deny without a hearing

Related entries

抹去 mǒqù to erase
他希望抹去不好的记忆。

He wishes to erase bad memories.

Source: Tatoeba

抹消 mǒxiāo
  1. to erase
  2. to wipe
擦寫 cāxiě to erase
擦除 cāchú to erase
洗雪 xǐxuě
  1. to erase
  2. to wipe out (a previous humiliation etc)
磨滅 mómiè
  1. to obliterate
  2. to erase
抹 mǒ
  1. to smear
  2. to wipe
  3. to erase
  4. classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc
他用手帕把手抹乾淨。

He wiped his hands on a handkerchief.

Source: Tatoeba

洗 xǐ
  1. to wash; to bathe
  2. to develop (photographs)
  3. to shuffle (cards etc)
  4. to erase (a recording)
你洗吗?

Have you washed?

Source: Tatoeba

塗抹 túmǒ
  1. to paint
  2. to smear
  3. to apply (makeup etc)
  4. to doodle
  5. to erase
  6. to obliterate
我把起酥油塗抹在鹿肉上。

I daub the venison with shortening.

Source: Tatoeba

除名 chúmíng
  1. to strike off (the rolls)
  2. to remove from a list
  3. to expunge
  4. to expel
塗 tú
  1. to apply (paint etc)
  2. to smear
  3. to daub
  4. to blot out
  5. to scribble
  6. to scrawl
  7. (literary) mud
  8. street
涂点防晒吧。

Put on some sunscreen.

Source: Tatoeba

嚥住 yànzhù to suppress (a sob, harsh words etc)
壓制 yāzhì
  1. to suppress
  2. to inhibit
  3. to stifle
法国是在试图压制阿尔及利亚的发展吗？

Is France trying to suppress Algeria's development?

Source: Tatoeba

彈壓 tányā
  1. to suppress
  2. to quell (a disturbance)
  3. repression
打壓 dǎyā
  1. to suppress
  2. to beat down
清剿 qīngjiǎo
  1. to suppress (insurgents)
  2. clean-up operation
遏抑 èyì
  1. to suppress
  2. to restrain
捺 nà
  1. to press down firmly
  2. to suppress
  3. right-falling stroke in Chinese characters (e.g. the last stroke of 大 dà)
追剿 zhuījiǎo
  1. to pursue and eliminate
  2. to suppress
平息 píngxī
  1. (of wind etc) to subside; to die down
  2. to quell; to smooth over (a dispute etc)
  3. to suppress (a rebellion etc)
暴风雨平息下来了。

The storm has died down.

Source: Tatoeba

抑制 yìzhì
  1. to inhibit
  2. to keep down
  3. to suppress
石楠花有助於抑制花園裡的雜草。

Heathers help to suppress weeds in your garden.

Source: Tatoeba

查禁 chájìn
  1. to prohibit
  2. to ban
  3. to suppress
鎮壓 zhènyā
  1. suppression
  2. repression
  3. to suppress
  4. to put down
  5. to quell
军队镇压了叛乱。

The army quelled the rebellion.

Source: Tatoeba

鎮 zhèn
  1. to press down
  2. to calm
  3. to subdue
  4. to suppress
  5. to guard
  6. garrison
  7. small town
  8. to cool or chill (food or drinks)
他刚来这镇上。

He's new in town.

Source: Tatoeba