zì​chí

to exercise self-restraint

自持 zì​chí
to exercise self-restraint
to control one's own emotions or desires; to be self-possessed or reserved
to maintain dignity
to maintain one's self-respect and dignity; to carry oneself with gravity
to be aloof
to keep oneself arrogantly or pridefully aloof from others
self-sustaining
(literary) to maintain oneself or remain self-sustaining

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