遏止 in English e4 zhi3 Meaning

Meanings

• to hold back
• to check (that is to say to stop somebody's advance)
• to resist
• particularly with negative, irresistible, unstoppable and so on

Pinyin

e4 zhi3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

遏e4to restrain 止zhi3to stop