áp chế
Pronunciation
Northern
/aːp˧˥ ʨe˧˥/
Central
/a̰ːp˩˧ ʨḛ˩˧/
Southern
/aːp˧˥ ʨe˧˥/
oppress
Verb
oppress
2 senses
2 Components
Details
2 senses
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Details
2 senses
Verb
Sense 1
Verb
oppress
Politics & Institutions
To treat a person or group in a cruel and unfair way by using power or authority.
vi Họ đã sử dụng quyền lực của mình để áp chế những người lao động.
en They used their power to oppress the workers.
Adjective
Sense 2
Adjective
oppressive
Describing something that is cruel or unfair, often used to refer to a harsh system of government.
vi Người dân đã phải sống dưới một chế độ áp chế trong nhiều năm.
en The people had to live under an oppressive regime for many years.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
壓制
Candidates by syllable
áp
壓
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.