Translation

• (of wind etc) to subside
• to die down
• to quell
• to smooth over (a dispute etc)
• to suppress (a rebellion etc)

Synonyms

• 剿, 围剿, 平, 平叛, 平定, 扫平, 扫荡, 敉平, 绥靖, 靖
• 下马, 人亡政, 休, 休止, 住, 偃旗息鼓, 停, 停下, 停停, 停息, 停歇, 停止, 告一段落, 寝, 已, 息, 悬停, 打住, 歇, 止, 止住, 止息, 煞住, 终止, 罢, 艾, 辍, 适可而止, 鸣金收兵

Examples

• 他们的衝突终于平息了。
  At length the discord between them came to an end.