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What does 克制 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

克制 kèzhì

to restrain; to control (oneself); restraint

It can also mean

  • to counter (in games)

Its characters

  1. 克 kè to overcome
  2. 制 zhì to control

In a sentence

他努力克制自己的愤怒。 He tried hard to control his anger.

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