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制伏

zhì fú

2-character word

What 制伏 means

1. to overpower
2. to overwhelm
3. to subdue
4. to check
5. to control

The characters in 制伏

• 制zhìsystem; to control; to regulate
• 伏fúto lean over; to fall (go down); to hide (in ambush)

Sounds the same

Read zhì fú, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 制服to subdue; to check; to bring under control

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