严于律己 yán yú lǜ jǐ

to be strict with oneself

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 58499th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to be strict with oneself

Characters

Character Meaning
严 yán HSK 4
strict; severe; rigorous
于 yú HSK 3
at; in; to
律 lǜ HSK 4
law; surname Lü
己 jǐ HSK 3
self; oneself