No. 5,007 in Chinese
镇压
"镇压" means "to suppress or put down forcibly."
In a sentence
政府对社会动荡采取了镇压行动。
The government took suppression actions against social unrest.
'镇压' in this sentence is used to refer to authoritative suppression or actions taken to control social disturbances.
历史书中记载了那个时代镇压暴动的事件。
History books have recorded the events of suppressing riots in that era.
Here, '镇压' describes historical events where uprisings or rebellions were subdued.
军队用强力镇压叛乱。
The military forcefully suppressed the rebellion.
In this usage, '镇压' conveys the vigorous and forceful means of controlling a rebellion.
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