禁欲 jìnyù asceticism Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: suppress desire All meanings 2 jìnyù 2 asceticism 1suppress desire 1 1 sentence for 禁欲 (jìnyù — suppress desire) 他试图通过禁欲来磨炼自己的意志。 tā shìtú tōngguò jìnyù lái móliàn zìjǐ de yìzhì. He tried to temper his will through asceticism. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary