遏止

èzhǐ
  1. to hold back
  2. to check (i.e. to stop sb's advance)
  3. to resist
  4. esp. with negative, irresistible, unstoppable etc

CEDICT

to hold back; to check; to resist

Wiktionary

阻止、防制。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 遏 è
  1. to restrain
  2. to check
  3. to hold back
2 止 zhǐ
  1. to stop
  2. to prohibit
  3. until
  4. only

Related entries

敛 liǎn
  1. (literary) to hold back
  2. (literary) to restrain; to control (oneself)
  3. to collect; to gather
  4. Taiwan pr. liàn
抵挡 dǐdǎng
  1. to resist
  2. to hold back
  3. to stop
  4. to ward off
  5. to withstand
没有男人能够抵挡女人的诱惑。

No man can resist the lure of a woman.

Source: Tatoeba

拖后腿 tuōhòutuǐ
  1. to impede
  2. to obstruct
  3. to hold back
踌躇不前 chóuchúbùqián
  1. to hesitate to move forward
  2. to hesitate
  3. to hold back
遏 è
  1. to restrain
  2. to check
  3. to hold back
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