节制
jié zhì
Pinyin

Definition

节制
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jié zhì
  1. to control
  2. to restrict
  3. to moderate
  4. to temper
  5. moderation
  6. sobriety
  7. to administer

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

制
zhì
  1. 1 system
  2. 2 to control
  3. 3 to regulate
  4. 4 variant of 製|制[zhì]
制度
zhì dù
  1. 1 system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc)
  2. 2 institution
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
实名制
shí míng zhì
  1. 1 system for identifying users (on a rail network, the Internet etc)
抑制
yì zhì
  1. 1 to inhibit
  2. 2 to keep down
  3. 3 to suppress
控制
kòng zhì
  1. 1 control
  2. 2 to exercise control over
  3. 3 to contain
自制
zì zhì
  1. 1 to maintain self-control
  2. 2 self-control
制作
zhì zuò
  1. 1 to make
  2. 2 to manufacture
制造
zhì zào
  1. 1 to manufacture
  2. 2 to make
录制
lù zhì
  1. 1 to record (video or audio)
限制
xiàn zhì
  1. 1 to restrict
  2. 2 to limit
  3. 3 to confine
  4. 4 restriction
  5. 5 limit
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
乳制品
rǔ zhì pǐn
  1. 1 dairy products
克制
kè zhì
  1. 1 to restrain
  2. 2 to control
  3. 3 restraint
  4. 4 self-control
制动
zhì dòng
  1. 1 to brake
制图
zhì tú
  1. 1 cartographic
  2. 2 graphics
制定
zhì dìng
  1. 1 to draw up
  2. 2 to formulate
制式
zhì shì
  1. 1 standardized
  2. 2 standard (service, method etc)
  3. 3 regulation (clothing etc)
  4. 4 formulaic
  5. 5 (telecommunications etc) system
  6. 6 format (e.g. the PAL or NTSC systems for TV signals)
制服
zhì fú
  1. 1 to subdue
  2. 2 to check
  3. 3 to bring under control
  4. 4 (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status
  5. 5 uniform (army, party, school etc)
  6. 6 livery (for company employees)
  7. 7 CL:套[tào]
制止
zhì zhǐ
  1. 1 to curb
  2. 2 to put a stop to
  3. 3 to stop
  4. 4 to check
  5. 5 to limit
制约
zhì yuē
  1. 1 to restrict
  2. 2 condition
制药
zhì yào
  1. 1 to manufacture medicine

Idioms (7)

以夷制夷
yǐ yí zhì yí
  1. 1 to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties)
  2. 2 Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan)
先发制人
xiān fā zhì rén
  1. 1 to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to preempt
  2. 2 to anticipate
  3. 3 preemptive
因地制宜
yīn dì zhì yí
  1. 1 (idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances
因时制宜
yīn shí zhì yí
  1. 1 (idiom) to use methods appropriate to the current situation
如法泡制
rú fǎ pào zhì
  1. 1 lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
  2. 2 to follow the same plan
如法炮制
rú fǎ páo zhì
  1. 1 lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to follow a set pattern
粗制滥造
cū zhì làn zào
  1. 1 to churn out large quantities without regard for quality (idiom); rough and slipshod work

Sample Sentences

我不是很确定。我承认我有时候花钱是不太节制,但是这些数字也太...
wǒ bùshì hěn quèdìng 。wǒ chéngrèn wǒ yǒushíhou huāqián shì bùtài jiézhì ,dànshì zhèxiē shùzì yě tài ...
I'm not very sure. I acknowledge that sometimes I'm not so careful about spending money, but these figures are a little too...
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