# 克制 (kèzhì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 克制 (kèzhì) means “to restrain (oneself)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to restrain (oneself)
- Pinyin: kèzhì (ke4 zhi4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他努力克制自己的愤怒。
  Tā nǔlì kèzhì zìjǐ de fènnù.
  He tried hard to restrain his anger.

## Characters

- [克](https://hanziro.com/word/ke-be-able/) (kè): to be able to; to subdue
- [制](https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-make/) (zhì): to make; to control

https://hanziro.com/word/ke-zhi-restrain/

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