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自持

Mandarin · pinyin zì chí

Meanings

  1. to control onself; to exercise self-restraint
  2. self-sustaining
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自
zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
持
chí · sustain, support; hold, grasp
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4–2 · zi4 chi2

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adj

  1. self-sustaining

verb

  1. to exercise self-restraint

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