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Self-disciplined in Chinese

self-disciplined · HSK 6

自律 zì lǜ

  1. 自 zì from
  2. 律 lǜ law

他非常自律,每天六点起床。 He is very self-disciplined and gets up at six every day.

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How do you say self-disciplined in Chinese?

Self-disciplined in Chinese is 自律 (zì lǜ).

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