抑 制

yìzhì

verbHSK 7-9

“To inhibit” in Chinese is 抑制 (yìzhì).

Meaning

to inhibit
to keep down
to suppress

Example

Jim抑制住了怒火，避免了一场斗争。

Jim was able to hold back his anger and avoid a fight.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

yìHSK 7-97 strokesto restrain zhìHSK 38 strokessystem

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Not to be confused with: 意志 (yìzhì, will; willpower; determination) · 移植 (yízhí, to transplant) · 遗址 (yízhǐ, ruins) · 一致 (yīzhì, consistent; unanimous; in agreement) · 一直 (yīzhí, straight (in a straight line)) · 以致 (yǐzhì, with the result that)