钳制

qián zhì zhù le dí rén de bīng lì

钳制住了敌人的兵力

pin down the enemy's armed forces

qián zhì yú lùn

钳制舆论

muzzle public opinion

qián zhì dí rén

钳制敌人

suppress the enemy

qián zhì dí fāng de bīng lì

钳制敌方的兵力

suppress enemy forces

zāo dào qián zhì

遭到钳制

suffer suppression

qián zhì yán lùn

钳制言论

gag speech

zhōng guó gǔ dài fǎ lǜ duō yǐ yāo yán zuì míng qián zhì sī xiǎng yán lì dǎ jī wàng yán tiān mìng xíng wéi

中国古代法律多以“妖言”罪名钳制思想，严厉打击妄言天命行为。

The law of ancient China punished heresy idea with the crime of "Yao Yan" and severely struck at any nonsense about God's will.