自已 zì yǐ — to control oneself; to restrain one's feelings (usu. in a negative)

自已
zì yǐ

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Definitions

  1. to control oneself; to restrain one's feelings (usu. in a negative)

More definitions

ExtDict

  1. 犹自止。抑制或约束自己。

Examples

  • 听到动人的乐曲，她激动得不能自已。

    At the moving music, she was so moved that she could not contain herself.

  • 回顾往事，他百感交集，情难自已。

    Looking back on the past, a tangle of feelings welled up and he could not restrain his emotions.