扼
Meaning
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- to grip forcefully
- to clutch at
- to guard
- to control
- to hold
Words with 扼
- 扼制 èzhì to control
- 扼死 èsǐ to strangle
- 扼杀 èshā to strangle
- 扼要 èyào to the point
- 扼守 èshǒu to hold a pass
- 扼颈 èjǐng to strangle
- 扼腕 èwàn to wring one's hands (literally wring one's wrists)
- 简明扼要 jiǎnmíngèyào brief and to the point (idiom)
- 扼喉抚背 èhóufǔbèi lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom)
- 扼襟控咽 èjīnkòngyān to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass