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To subdue in Chinese: 制服 (zhì fú)

zhì fú

to subdue

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to subdue
  2. 2to check
  3. 3to bring under control
  4. 4(in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status
  5. 5uniform (army, party, school etc)
  6. 6livery (for company employees)

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Example sentences

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  • 警察很快制服了那个坏人。

    jǐng chá hěn kuài zhì fú le nà ge huài rén。

    The police quickly subdued the criminal.

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Related words

服

fú

clothes

制

zhì

system

衣服

yī fu

clothes

舒服

shū fu

comfortable

限制

xiàn zhì

to restrict

制造

zhì zào

to manufacture

服从

fú cóng

to obey (an order)

服装

fú zhuāng

dress

复制

fù zhì

to duplicate

克服

kè fú

(try to) overcome (hardships etc)

控制

kòng zhì

to control

佩服

pèi fú

to admire

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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