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Definitions

  1. 1. to grip forcefully
  2. 2. to clutch at
  3. 3. to guard
  4. 4. to control

Words Containing 扼

扼制
è zhì

to control

扼喉抚背
è hóu fǔ bèi

lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom)

扼守
è shǒu

to guard (a strategic location)

扼死
è sǐ

to strangle

扼杀
è shā

to strangle

扼腕
è wàn

to wring one's hands (literally wring one's wrists)

扼要
è yào

to the point

扼颈
è jǐng

to strangle

简明扼要
jiǎn míng è yào

brief and to the point (idiom)

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