制 (zai3) — a Chinese family name in Cantonese

zai˗₃制

Mandarin Pinyin: zhi4

Meaning of 制

nouna Chinese family name

nounestablish; institute; set up

nounprevail; overpower; control

nounused before the signature in letter writing to indicate the writer is in mourning

nounsystem

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Example Sentences with 制

niˉ¹呢coengˎ₄場haiˍ₆係jikˉ¹億maanˍ₆萬daaiˍ₆大zai˗₃製zok3.作。

This is a blockbuster production.

binˉ¹邊gingˊ²境gunˊ²管zi˗₃制jimˎ₄嚴。

Border control is strict.

faanˊ²反deoi˗₃對siˉ¹私jauˏ₅有zai3.制。

Oppose the private ownership system.

niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度haiˍ₆係siˉ¹私jauˏ₅有zai3.制。

This place is privately owned.

fai˗₃廢ceoiˎ₄除siˉ¹私jauˏ₅有zai3.制。

Abolish private ownership.

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Words Containing 制

控制塔hung3 zai3 taap3

control tower

一夫一妻制jat1 fu1 jat1 cai1 zai3

monogamy (lit., "one husband one wife system")

制水zai3 seoi2

water rationing, water restriction

加強控制gaa1 koeng4 hung3 zai3

to tighten one's control

審查制度sam2 caa4 zai3 dou6

censorship

專制的zyun1 zai3 dik1

repressive, authoritarian

強制koeng4/5 zai3

to enforce; enforcement; forcibly; to restrain by law; mandatory

所有制so2 jau5 zai3

ownership system - the setup which determines ownership of property

加強管制gaa1 koeng4 gun2 zai3

to tighten control (over sth)

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