节制 節制
节制 節制 jié zhì ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄓˋ zit3 zai3
- to control
- to restrict
- to moderate
- to temper
- moderation
- sobriety
- to administer
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节 節
- 佳节 佳節 jiā jié ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄝˊ gaai1 zit3 festive day
- 使节 使節 shǐ jié ㄕˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ si3 zit3 (diplomatic) envoy
- 季节 季節 jì jié ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ gwai3 zit3 time
- 情节 情節 qíng jié ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ cing4 zit3 circumstances
- 春节 春節 Chūn jié ㄔㄨㄣ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ceon1 zit3 Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
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- 时节 時節 shí jié ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ si4 zit3 season; time
- 环节 環節 huán jié ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ waan4 zit3 (zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc)
- 礼节 禮節 lǐ jié ㄌㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ lai5 zit3 etiquette
- 节俭 節儉 jié jiǎn ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ zit3 gim6 frugal; economical
- 节奏 節奏 jié zòu ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄗㄡˋ zit3 zau3 rhythm
- 节庆 節慶 jié qìng ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄑㄧㄥˋ zit3 hing3 festival
- 节日 節日 jié rì ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄖˋ zit3 jat6 holiday
- 节气 節氣 jié qi ㄐㄧㄝˊ ˙ㄑㄧ zit3 hei3 solar term
- 节水 節水 jié shuǐ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ zit3 seoi2 to save water
- 节目 節目 jié mù ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄇㄨˋ zit3 muk6 (TV or radio) program; show
- 节省 節省 jié shěng ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄥˇ zit3 saang2 saving
- 节约 節約 jié yuē ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄝ zit3 joek3 to economize
- 节能 節能 jié néng ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄋㄥˊ zit3 nang4 to conserve energy; to minimize energy consumption
- 细节 細節 xì jié ㄒㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ sai3 zit3 details; particulars
- 脱节 脫節 tuō jié ㄊㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄝˊ tyut3 zit3 to come apart
制
- 仿制 仿製 fǎng zhì ㄈㄤˇ ㄓˋ fong2 zai3 to copy
- 克制 kè zhì ㄎㄜˋ ㄓˋ hak1 zai3 to restrain
- 制定 zhì dìng ㄓˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ zai3 ding6 to draw up; to formulate
- 制度 zhì dù ㄓˋ ㄉㄨˋ zai3 dou6 system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc)
- 制服 zhì fú ㄓˋ ㄈㄨˊ zai3 fuk6 to subdue
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- 制止 zhì zhǐ ㄓˋ ㄓˇ zai3 zi2 to curb
- 制约 制約 zhì yuē ㄓˋ ㄩㄝ zai3 joek3 to restrict
- 制裁 zhì cái ㄓˋ ㄘㄞˊ zai3 coi4 to punish
- 制订 制訂 zhì dìng ㄓˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ zai3 ding3 to work out
- 压制 壓制 yā zhì ㄧㄚ ㄓˋ aat3 zai3 to suppress
- 学制 學制 xué zhì ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄓˋ hok6 zai3 educational system
- 专制 專制 zhuān zhì ㄓㄨㄢ ㄓˋ zyun1 zai3 autocracy
- 强制 強制 qiáng zhì ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄓˋ koeng5 zai3 to force; to compel; to coerce
- 抑制 yì zhì ㄧˋ ㄓˋ jik1 zai3 to inhibit
- 抵制 dǐ zhì ㄉㄧˇ ㄓˋ dai2 zai3 to resist
- 控制 kòng zhì ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄓˋ hung3 zai3 to control
- 机制 機制 jī zhì ㄐㄧ ㄓˋ gei1 zai3 mechanism
- 法制 fǎ zhì ㄈㄚˇ ㄓˋ faat3 zai3 legal system and institutions
- 特制 特製 tè zhì ㄊㄜˋ ㄓˋ dak6 zai3 specially made; custom-made
- 牵制 牽制 qiān zhì ㄑㄧㄢ ㄓˋ hin1 zai3 to control
Idioms with these characters
- 不拘小节 不拘小節 bù jū xiǎo jié ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ bat1 keoi1 siu2 zit3 to not bother about trifles (idiom)
- 高风峻节 高風峻節 gāo fēng jùn jié ㄍㄠ ㄈㄥ ㄐㄩㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ gou1 fung1 zeon3 zit3 a high-class upright character (idiom)
- 高风亮节 高風亮節 gāo fēng liàng jié ㄍㄠ ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ gou1 fung1 loeng6 zit3 of noble character and unquestionable integrity (idiom)
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- 横生枝节 橫生枝節 héng shēng zhī jié ㄏㄥˊ ㄕㄥ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄝˊ waang4 sang1 zi1 zit3 to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)
- 节上生枝 節上生枝 jié shàng shēng zhī ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓ zit3 soeng6 sang1 zi1 a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising
- 节外生枝 節外生枝 jié wài shēng zhī ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓ zit3 ngoi6 sang1 zi1 (idiom) new problems arise unexpectedly
- 节衣缩食 節衣縮食 jié yī suō shí ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄧ ㄙㄨㄛ ㄕˊ zit3 ji1 suk1 sik6 to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
- 开源节流 開源節流 kāi yuán jié liú ㄎㄞ ㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ hoi1 jyun4 zit3 lau4 lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and save on spending
- 厉行节约 厲行節約 lì xíng jié yuē ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄝ lai6 hang4 zit3 joek3 to practice strict economy (idiom)
- 盘根错节 盤根錯節 pán gēn cuò jié ㄆㄢˊ ㄍㄣ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ pun4 gan1 co3 zit3 twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom); complicated and very tricky
- 粗制滥造 粗製濫造 cū zhì làn zào ㄘㄨ ㄓˋ ㄌㄢˋ ㄗㄠˋ cou1 zai3 laam6 zou6 to churn out large quantities without regard for quality (idiom); rough and slipshod work
- 如法泡制 如法泡製 rú fǎ pào zhì ㄖㄨˊ ㄈㄚˇ ㄆㄠˋ ㄓˋ jyu4 faat3 paau3 zai3 lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
- 如法炮制 如法炮製 rú fǎ páo zhì ㄖㄨˊ ㄈㄚˇ ㄆㄠˊ ㄓˋ jyu4 faat3 paau4 zai3 lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
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- 先发制人 先發制人 xiān fā zhì rén ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄚ ㄓˋ ㄖㄣˊ sin1 faat3 zai3 jan4 (idiom) to gain the initiative by striking first; to preempt
- 因地制宜 yīn dì zhì yí ㄧㄣ ㄉㄧˋ ㄓˋ ㄧˊ jan1 dei6 zai3 ji4 (idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances
- 因时制宜 因時制宜 yīn shí zhì yí ㄧㄣ ㄕˊ ㄓˋ ㄧˊ jan1 si4 zai3 ji4 (idiom) to use methods appropriate to the current situation
- 以夷制夷 yǐ yí zhì yí ㄧˇ ㄧˊ ㄓˋ ㄧˊ ji5 ji4 zai3 ji4 to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties)
Example sentences
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健康 与 與 运动 運動 及 节制 節制 密不可分 。
Good health is inseparable from exercise and moderation.
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