zì​chí

to exercise self-restraint

zì​chí to exercise self-restraint

  1. affixadverb
    self
    (bound form) self; oneself; one's own; refers to an action done by oneself or to oneself
  2. to control
    to control or restrain; to coerce someone

zì​chí to maintain dignity · to be aloof · self-sustaining

  1. affixadverb
    self
    (bound form) self; oneself; one's own; refers to an action done by oneself or to oneself
  2. chí verbnoun
    to maintain
    to maintain; to keep; to preserve; to support; to persist in a state