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镇压

zhèn yā

HSK 6 2-character word Traditional 鎮壓

What 镇压 means

1. suppression
2. repression
3. to suppress
4. to put down
5. to quell

The characters in 镇压

• 镇zhènto press down; to calm; to subdue
• 压yāto press; to push down; to keep under (control)

Example sentences

• 军队镇压了叛乱。
  Jūnduì zhènyā le pànluàn.
  The army quelled the rebellion.

Words starting with 镇压

• 镇压反革命运动Zhèn yā Fǎn gé mìng Yùn dòngCampaign to Suppress Counterrevolutionaries (PRC political campaign from 1950-1952)…