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    Expressing "suppress" or "repress" with 压制 (yāzhì)

    Actions & Events
    Negation

    Structure

    Subject + 压制 + Object

    Explanation

    The verb 压制 (yāzhì) means "to suppress" or "to repress," referring to the act of forcefully holding back or subduing something, especially opposition, dissent, or resistance. It often appears in political or social contexts, such as 压制异见 (suppress dissent). The word conveys the use of authority or force to control.

    Examples

    • 政府试图压制民众的抗议活动。

      Zhèngfǔ shìtú yāzhì mínzhòng de kàngyì huódòng.

      The government tried to suppress the public's protest activities.

    • 用武力压制不同声音不是长久之计。

      Yòng wǔlì yāzhì bùtóng shēngyīn bù shì chángjiǔ zhī jì.

      Suppressing dissenting voices by force is not a lasting solution.

    • 他努力压制住内心的愤怒。

      Tā nǔlì yāzhì zhù nèixīn de fènnù.

      He tried hard to suppress the anger inside him.

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