克
制

To restrain in Chinese: 克制 (kè zhì)

kè zhì

to restrain

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to restrain
  2. 2to control
  3. 3restraint
  4. 4self-control

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克
制

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ㄎㄜˋ

kè

ㄎ/ kㄜ/ eˋ/ fourth tone

ㄓˋ

zhì

ㄓ/ zhˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他努力克制自己的愤怒。

    tā nǔ lì kè zhì zì jǐ de fèn nù。

    He tried hard to restrain his anger.

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Related words

克

kè

to be able to

制

zhì

system

限制

xiàn zhì

to restrict

制造

zhì zào

to manufacture

复制

fù zhì

to duplicate

克服

kè fú

(try to) overcome (hardships etc)

控制

kòng zhì

to control

制定

zhì dìng

to draw up

制度

zhì dù

system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc)

制作

zhì zuò

to make

千克

qiān kè

kilogram

研制

yán zhì

to research and manufacture

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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