# 克制 (kèzhì): to restrain | HSK 7-9 Vocabulary | HSKReady

Canonical: https://hskready.app/en/vocabulary/hsk-7-9/kezhi-7763
Language: en
Content ID: hsk-7-9-7763
HSK levels: 7-9
Updated: 2026-10-23T04:51:28.519Z
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Learn 克制 (kèzhì), HSK 7-9: to restrain; to control; restraint. Hear standard pronunciation and read a Chinese example with its English meaning.

# 克制

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kèzhì

to restrain; to control; restraint

HSK 7-9

## Pronunciation

kèzhì

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## Example sentence

他努力克制住内心的愤怒，没有当面发作。

Tā nǔlì kèzhì zhù nèixīn de fènnù, méiyǒu dāmiàn fāzuò.

He tried hard to restrain his inner anger and did not lose his temper in front of others.

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