克制 meaning in English

kèzhì

to restrain; to control

HSK 7-9verb15 strokes

Meaning of 克制

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

kèzhì
  1. to restrain
  2. to control
  3. restraint
  4. self-control

克制 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

汤tāng姆mǔ试shì著zhù克kè制zhì笑xiào容róng。
Tom tried to suppress a smile.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

克 kè · to be able to · 7 strokes

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制 zhì · to manufacture · 8 strokes

  1. 1
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Related words

Words that share a character with 克制.

千克qiānkèkilogram
制作zhìzuòto make; to manufacture
制造zhìzàoto manufacture; to make
克服kèfú(try to) overcome (hardships etc); to conquer
制度zhìdùsystem (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution
制定zhìdìngto draw up; to formulate
巧克力qiǎokèlì(loanword) chocolate
限制xiànzhìto restrict; to limit
复制fùzhìto duplicate; to make a copy of
研制yánzhìto research and manufacture; to research and to develop
制订zhìdìngto work out; to formulate
控制kòngzhìto control

Questions about 克制

What does 克制 mean?

克制 (kèzhì) means "to restrain; to control" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 克制?

克制 is made of 2 characters: 克 (7 strokes), 制 (8 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

Is 克制 an HSK word?

Yes. 克制 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.