压制 yāzhì▶ Suprimir

Stroke order

压制 is written in 14 strokes across 2 characters.

• 压 — 6 strokes
• 制 — 8 strokes

Senses

1. to suppress
2. to inhibit
3. to stifle

Related words

• 克制restringir
• 制服uniforme
• 制止Basta
• 制约restringir
• 制裁Sanción
• 压抑oprimir; dominar

压制 is pronounced yāzhì and means “Suprimir”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 压制 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.