镇压 meaning in English
suppression; repression
Traditional 鎮壓21 strokes
Meaning of 镇压
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
zhènyā
- suppression
- repression
- to suppress
- to put down
- to quell
镇压 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
军队镇压了叛乱。
The army quelled the rebellion.
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镇 zhèn · to press down · 15 strokes
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压 yā · to press · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 镇压.
| 压力 | yālì | pressure |
| 城镇 | chéngzhèn | town; cities and towns |
| 压迫 | yāpò | to oppress; to repress |
| 压制 | yāzhì | to suppress; to inhibit |
| 镇定 | zhèndìng | calm; unperturbed |
| 血压 | xuèyā | blood pressure |
| 压抑 | yāyì | to constrain or repress emotions; oppressive |
| 施压 | shīyā | to pressure |
| 压缩 | yāsuō | to compress; compression |
| 挤压 | jǐyā | to squeeze; to compress; (fig.) to crowd out; to put pressure on |
| 高压 | gāoyā | (physics) high pressure; (meteorology) high atmospheric pressure |
| 减压 | jiǎnyā | to reduce pressure; to relax |
Questions about 镇压
What does 镇压 mean?
镇压 (zhènyā) means "suppression; repression".
How do you write 镇压?
镇压 is made of 2 characters: 镇 (15 strokes), 压 (6 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.
How is 镇压 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 镇压 is written 鎮壓.