取缔 qǔdì to suppress
to suppress; to crack down on; to prohibit
How to remember 取缔: 取 acquire + 缔 to tie = to suppress.
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How it is used
- 'To ban / outlaw / crack down on and abolish' - official suppression: 取缔非法组织 (qǔdì fēifǎ zǔzhī) to outlaw an illegal organization, 取缔无照经营 to shut down unlicensed businesses.
- A governmental/legal verb for authorities formally prohibiting and dismantling something illicit; note reading dì.