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kiềm chế

Pronunciation Northern /kiə̤m˨˩ ʨe˧˥/ Central /kiəm˧˧ ʨḛ˩˧/ Southern /kiəm˨˩ ʨe˧˥/
Listen
restrain
Verb
restrain

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Verb
restrain Feelings, Appearance & PersonalityTheme Core Actions & OperationTheme

To keep something under control or to prevent oneself from expressing a strong emotion or taking action.

vi Bạn nên học cách kiềm chế cảm xúc khi xảy ra tranh cãi.

en You should learn how to control your emotions when an argument occurs.

Parts
kiềm / chế / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 鉗制 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 鉗制

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
鉗制
Candidates by syllable
kiềm 鉗(拑 / 鈐) chế 制
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
điều độ / tự chế / tiết chế / restrain
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Use
kiềm hãm / kiềm toả / kim loại kiềm / kiềm tỏa …
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