取缔

• Pinyin: qǔ dì
• Hanzi breakdown: 取 = 耳 + 又 (remove/take); 缔 = 纟+ 帝 (bind/establish; here used in the sense of revoke/abolish)

Meaning

To ban by official order; to prohibit; to suppress or outlaw an illegal activity or organization.

Specifically refers to official authorities banning illegal operations or organizations. 取缔非法经营 (ban illegal business operations) is a key collocation. Cannot be used for informal prohibitions.

Examples

1. 当地监管部门对辖区内非法经营的无证小餐馆予以依法取缔。 Local regulators shut down unlicensed small restaurants operating illegally in the area in accordance with the law.
2. 政府宣布取缔所有在学校周边非法设置的电子烟销售点。 The government announced it would shut down all illegal e-cigarette outlets set up around schools.
3. 该组织因从事欺诈活动屡遭举报，最终被主管当局彻底取缔。 The organization was repeatedly reported for fraud and was ultimately completely outlawed by the authorities in charge.

Usage Guide

Context: law enforcement, regulation, government, public administration

Tone: serious

Do Say

• 市场监督管理局对一批存在安全隐患的非法食品加工作坊实施了集中取缔行动。(The market supervision authority carried out a coordinated crackdown, banning a batch of illegal food processing workshops that posed safety hazards.)
• 依据新颁布的网络安全法规，监管部门有权对传播有害信息的平台予以即时取缔。(Under newly enacted cybersecurity regulations, regulatory authorities are empowered to immediately ban platforms that disseminate harmful content.)

Don't Say

• 老师取缔了学生课堂上玩手机的行为 — use 禁止 for a teacher forbidding behavior; 取缔 refers exclusively to official authorities banning illegal operations or organizations, not classroom rules

Origin & History

取 (remove) + 缔 (bind/revoke) — to formally remove and abolish by decree

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal