Chinese word

取缔

Pronunciation

Pinyinqǔ dì

Meaning

  • verbcrack down on

Example

警察开始取缔街上的非法赌博。jǐng chá kāi shǐ qǔ dì jiē shàng de fēi fǎ dǔ bó

The police began cracking down on illegal gambling on the street.

Illustration for 取缔 (crack down on)

More examples

法院判决后，立即取缔该非法网站。fǎ yuàn pàn jué hòu lì jí qǔ dì gāi fēi fǎ wǎng zhàn

After the court's ruling, they immediately cracked down on the illegal website.

Core concept

An authority cuts off an unlawful activity from public life, stopping its operation and wider harm.

Common phrases

  • 全面取缔quán miàn qǔ dì

    crack down across the board

  • 取缔盗版软件qǔ dì dào bán ruǎn jiàn

    crack down on pirated software

  • 依法取缔yī fá qǔ dì

    crack down in accordance with the law

Similar words

打击dǎ jī: Forceful action against crime or illegal conduct reduces its power and impact.
查处chá chǔ: Investigating wrongdoing and dealing with it through punishment or administrative action.
禁止jìn zhǐ: Banning an activity through a law or rule so people are not allowed to do it.
关闭guān bì: Ending the operation of a facility or activity by physically closing it.

Definition in Chinese

执法部门对违法行为或违规经营进行查封、查处或关停，以消除其危害和影响。zhí fǎ bù mén duì wéi fǎ xíng wéi huò wéi guī jīng yíng jìn xíng chá fēng chá chǔ huò guān tíng yǐ xiāo chú qí wēi hài hé yíng xiǎng

Word origin

取 (qǔ, "remove") + 缔 (dì, "bind") form a formal administrative compound for removing and stopping an unlawful activity.

Usage tips

  • This formal verb usually takes an activity, business, or venue as its object and appears more in news and official notices than in casual conversation.

Other meanings

  • banverb
  • shut downverb

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