to stop, to check, to restrain

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
tīng
dào
zhè
ge
xiāo
è

Hearing this news, he was unable to contain his anger.

2
men
è
zhǐ
zhè
zhǒng
liáng
xíng
wéi

We must stop this bad behavior.

3
zhèng
cǎi
cuò
shī
è
zhì
qíng
kuò
sàn

The government takes measures to curb the spread of the epidemic.

4
men
yào
è
zhì
làng
fèi

We need to curb waste.

5
zhèng
cǎi
cuò
shī
è
zhì
qíng
kuò
sàn

The government took measures to contain the spread of the epidemic.

6
tōng
guò
guó
zuò
men
yǒu
xiào
è
zhì
quán
qiú
biàn
nuǎn
de
shì

Through international cooperation, we can effectively curb the trend of global warming.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes12
StructureSemi-Enclosed
Frequency#2961
Zhuyinㄜˋ
Components
UnicodeU+904F
CangjieYAPV
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

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