节制 meaning and pronunciation

节制
Simplified word
節制
Traditional word

节制 English definition

jié zhì

  • to control
  • to restrict
  • to moderate
  • to temper
  • moderation
  • sobriety
  • to administer

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  • 节 (jié): festival; holiday; node; joint; section; segment; part; to economize; to save; to abridge; moral integrity; classifier for segments, e.g. lessons, train wagons, biblical verses; CL:個|个[ge4];
  • 制 (zhì): to manufacture; to make;