按捺 (Chinese PinYin: [àn nà]; traditional Chinese: 按捺) may mean: (1) restrain; (2) control; (3) resist a temptation; (4) hold back; (5) contain. It is more often used in formal or written Mandarin Chinese. Some common phrases and expressions are: 按捺不住 (unable to contain any longer), 按捺住 (be able to restrain), 无法按捺 (cannot hold back).

Literally: 按 (hold) + 捺 (restrain)

1. How to pronounce 按捺?

Chinese Pinyin: [àn nà]

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2. Synonyms And Antonyms of 按捺

Synonyms: 仰制, 抑制, 控制, 压抑,

Antonyms: 放纵, 冲动, 放肆,

3. What are the fixed expression, collocation and idioms that contains 按捺

Fixed expression: 按捺不住 (unable to contain any longer),

Collocation: 按捺住 (be able to restrain), 无法按捺 (cannot hold back),

Idioms: 按捺不下 (unable to contain any longer),

Terminologies: N/A

4. How to use 按捺 in a sentence?

Below are some example sentences and quotes containing 按捺.

4.1 每次按捺住了这种欲望，就给你自己一个奖励。

Translation: Each time you resist the urge, give yourself a reward.

4.2 他尝试按捺住自己, 不在他面前哭泣

Translation: I tried not to cry in front of him.

4.3 他们无法按捺自己的激动。

Translation: They couldn’t restrain their excitement.

4.4 每过那么几个小时，我就有一股难以按捺的冲动要去为保护环境做贡献。

Translation: After only a few hours, I get the uncontrollable urge to help the environment some more.

4.5 当我离开医生的办公室后，我完全按捺不了自己激动的情绪。

Translation: I left the doctor’s office with my brain on fire.

4.6 能自制化学品太好了, 我按捺不住的兴奋。

Translation: The thrill of homemade chemistry was too much to resist.

4.7 但他必须按捺住平静的外表下掩盖的感情。

Translation: But he must suppress his feelings beneath his calm surface.

4.8 爱的最主要症状便是一种有时几乎无法按捺的感伤情绪。

Translation: The most sovereign symptom of love is a tenderness that is, at times, almost uncontrollable.

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