节制

節制

jiézhì

verb HSK 7-9 #15,532

Meanings

1 to control
2 to restrict
3 to moderate
4 moderation; sobriety

Characters

joint; section; to economize

to control; system

Examples

HSK 4

做任何事情都要有节制。

Zuò rènhé shìqing dōu yào yǒu jiézhì.

There should be moderation in everything you do.

HSK 5

你应该节制饮食。

Nǐ yīnggāi jiézhì yǐnshí.

You should moderate your diet.

Tips

usage

Can be used as both a verb (节制饮食 = moderate one's diet) and a noun (有节制 = with moderation). More formal than 控制, which is the everyday word for 'control.'

Stroke Order

节 jié

制 zhì