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遏 (è) is a Chinese word meaning “to restrain; to check; to hold back”.

Meanings

  1. 1to restrain
  2. 2to check
  3. 3to hold back

Related words

遏制to check怒不可遏unable to restrain one's anger (idiom); in a towering rage遏止to hold back遏抑to suppress遏阻to stop阻遏to impede

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