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Radical 167 · 15 strokes

small town

HSK 6 (3.0)8 meanings#2824
MEANING8 meanings

MEANING

  1. noun

    small town

    小城镇或行政区划单位xiǎo chéngzhèn huò xíngzhèng qūhuà dānyuán

    • This town is very quiet.

  2. verb

    to subdue

    用力压住;使平静yòng lì yāzhù;shǐ píingjìng

    • He commanded the attention of the entire room.

  3. verb

    to calm

    使平静;压制;使安定shǐ píngjìng; yāzhì; shǐ āndìng

    • Please calm down a bit.

  4. verb

    to press down

    用力按下去;压住某物yòng lì àn xià qu; yā zhù mǒu wù

    • He managed to control the situation.

  5. verb

    to cool or chill (food or drinks)

    使食物或饮料变冷shǐ shíwù huò yǐnliào biàn lěng

    • Chill the beer a bit.

  6. verb

    to guard

    保护;看守bǎohù; kànshǒu

    • He guarded the frontier.

  7. noun

    garrison

    驻扎军队的地方;守护某地的兵营zhùzhā jūnduì de dìfang;shǒuhù mǒu dì de bīngyíng

    • This small town is very quiet.

  8. verb

    to suppress

    用武力压制或消除yòng wǔlì yāzhì huò xiāomiè

    • He commanded the entire audience's attention.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

A heavy metal weight pressing down suppresses and firmly subdues.

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