克己复礼
kè jǐ fù lǐ
Pinyin

Definition

克己复礼
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kè jǐ fù lǐ
  1. restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties
  2. (any number of possible translations)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

自己
zì jǐ
  1. 1 oneself
  2. 2 one's own
杰克逊
Jié kè xùn
  1. 1 Jackson (name)
  2. 2 Jackson city, capital of Mississippi
克
Kè
  1. 1 abbr. for 克羅地亞|克罗地亚[Kè luó dì yà], Croatia
  2. 2 (Tw) abbr. for 克羅埃西亞|克罗埃西亚[Kè luó āi xī yà], Croatia
克制
kè zhì
  1. 1 to restrain
  2. 2 to control
  3. 3 restraint
  4. 4 self-control
克拉
kè lā
  1. 1 carat (mass) (loanword)
克服
kè fú
  1. 1 (try to) overcome (hardships etc)
  2. 2 to conquer
  3. 3 to put up with
  4. 4 to endure
克星
kè xīng
  1. 1 nemesis
  2. 2 bane
  3. 3 fated to be ill-matched
巧克力
qiǎo kè lì
  1. 1 chocolate (loanword)
  2. 2 CL:塊|块[kuài]
己
jǐ
  1. 1 self
  2. 2 oneself
  3. 3 sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān]
  4. 4 sixth in order
  5. 5 letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
  6. 6 hexa
德克萨斯
Dé kè sà sī
  1. 1 Texas
扑克
pū kè
  1. 1 poker (game) (loanword)
  2. 2 playing cards
星巴克
Xīng bā kè
  1. 1 Starbucks, US coffee shop chain
泰坦尼克号
Tài tǎn ní kè Hào
  1. 1 RMS Titanic, British passenger liner that sank in 1912
知己
zhī jǐ
  1. 1 to know oneself
  2. 2 to be intimate or close
  3. 3 intimate friend
耐克
Nài kè
  1. 1 Nike, Inc.
身不由己
shēn bù yóu jǐ
  1. 1 without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary
  2. 2 not of one's own volition
  3. 3 in spite of oneself
一己
yī jǐ
  1. 1 oneself
丁克
dīng kè
  1. 1 Dual Income, No Kids (DINK) (loanword)
事不关己
shì bù guān jǐ
  1. 1 a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)
亚克力
yà kè lì
  1. 1 acrylic (loanword)
  2. 2 see also 壓克力|压克力[yā kè lì]

Idioms (20)

事不关己
shì bù guān jǐ
  1. 1 a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)
事不关己，高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
  1. 1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
人在江湖，身不由己
rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ
  1. 1 you can't always do as you like
  2. 2 one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
以柔克刚
yǐ róu kè gāng
  1. 1 to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)
克勤克俭
kè qín kè jiǎn
  1. 1 to be industrious and frugal (idiom)
克己复礼
kè jǐ fù lǐ
  1. 1 restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties
  2. 2 (any number of possible translations)
克己奉公
kè jǐ fèng gōng
  1. 1 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
  2. 2 to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
各执己见
gè zhí jǐ jiàn
  1. 1 each sticks to his own view (idiom); a dialogue of the deaf
各持己见
gè chí jǐ jiàn
  1. 1 each sticks to his own opinion (idiom); chacun son gout
严以律己
yǎn yǐ lu:4 jǐ
  1. 1 to be strict with oneself (idiom)
  2. 2 to demand a lot of oneself
严以责己宽以待人
yán yǐ zé jǐ kuān yǐ dài rén
  1. 1 to be severe with oneself and lenient with others (idiom)
奉公克己
fèng gōng kè jǐ
  1. 1 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
  2. 2 to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
威福自己
wēi fú zì jǐ
  1. 1 to exercise power arbitrarily (idiom)
安分守己
ān fèn shǒu jǐ
  1. 1 to be content with one's lot (idiom)
  2. 2 to know one's place
己所不欲，勿施于人
jǐ suǒ bù yù , wù shī yú rén
  1. 1 What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects)
  2. 2 Do as you would be done by.
  3. 3 Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.
战无不胜，攻无不克
zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù kè
  1. 1 to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
  2. 2 ever victorious
  3. 3 nothing they can't do
舍己救人
shě jǐ jiù rén
  1. 1 to abandon self for others (idiom); to sacrifice oneself to help the people
  2. 2 altruism
舍己为人
shě jǐ wèi rén
  1. 1 to abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects); to sacrifice one's own interest for other people
  2. 2 altruism
舍己为公
shě jǐ wèi gōng
  1. 1 to give up one's private interests for the public good (idiom); to behave altruistically
  2. 2 selfless and public spirited
损人不利己
sǔn rén bù lì jǐ
  1. 1 to harm others without benefiting oneself (idiom)

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