節制

See also: 节制

Chinese

 
festival; section; segment
festival; section; segment; point; part; to economize; to save; temperate
 
system; to make; to manufacture
system; to make; to manufacture; to control; to regulate
trad. (節制) 節 制
simp. (节制) 节 制

Pronunciation


Verb

節制

  1. to check; to be moderate in; to control; to limit; to abstain
    他喝酒有節制,不盡量。 [MSC, trad.]
    他喝酒有节制,不尽量。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā hējiǔ yǒu jiézhì, bù jìnliàng. [Pinyin]
    He drinks in moderation and doesn't reach his limit.
  2. to command (an army)

Synonyms

  • (check):

Noun

節制

  1. temperance; self-control; moderation; abstinence
  2. (tarot) Temperance

Japanese

Kanji in this term
節 制
せつ > せっ
Grade: 4
せい
Grade: 5
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
節制 (kyūjitai)

Noun

節(せっ)制(せい) • (sessei) 

  1. temperance; self-control; moderation; abstinence
  2. (tarot) Temperance

Synonyms

Antonyms

Coordinate terms

Verb

節(せっ)制(せい)する • (sessei suru) suru (stem 節(せっ)制(せい)し (sessei shi), past 節(せっ)制(せい)した (sessei shita))

  1. to be moderate; to be temperate

Conjugation

See also

Korean

Hanja in this term
節制

Noun

節制 • (jeolje) (hangeul 절제)

  1. Hanja form? of 절제 (“moderation; temperance; self-control”).
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