Definition

1. Verb:
   • To restrain; to control: To use willpower or effort to hold back or limit one's own emotions, impulses, or reactions.
   • To curb; to subdue: To use force or authority to suppress, control, or dominate something external, such as an opponent, a situation, or an undesirable trend.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cô ấy phải kiềm chế cơn giận. (She had to restrain her anger.)
  • Chính phủ tìm cách kiềm chế lạm phát. (The government seeks to curb inflation.)
  • Vận động viên học cách kiềm chế cảm xúc trên sân đấu. (The athlete learns how to control his emotions on the field.)

Advanced Usage

• "tự kiềm chế": to control oneself; to exercise self-restraint.
  • Anh ấy đã tự kiềm chế rất tốt trong tình huống đó. (He exercised very good self-control in that situation.)

Variants and Related Words

• Kìm chế (v): A common variant with the same meaning as "kiềm chế," often used interchangeably.
  • Hãy kìm chế bản thân lại! (Restrain yourself!)

Synonyms

• Restrain: To hold back from action.
• Control: To exercise restraining or directing influence over.
• Curb: To check or control with or as if with a curb.
• Suppress: To put down by authority or force.

Related Idioms

• Kiềm chế cảm xúc: To control/restrain one's emotions.
  • Làm lãnh đạo cần biết kiềm chế cảm xúc. (A leader needs to know how to control their emotions.)

verb

1. to subdue; to restrain; to curb, to dominate
   • tự kiềm chế
     to dominate one's passions