抑制 yìzhì to inhibit
to inhibit; to keep down; to suppress
How to remember 抑制: 抑 to curb + 制 system = to inhibit.
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How it is used
- To inhibit / suppress / hold in check: 抑制情绪 (yìzhì qíngxù) to rein in one's emotions, 抑制通货膨胀 (to curb inflation), 抑制食欲 (suppress appetite).
- Keeping something down or under control - emotions, growth, reactions.
- Compare 控制 (kòngzhì, to control); 抑制 specifically means restraining/dampening. Also physiological (抑制病毒).