克己復禮 kè jǐ fù lǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties
  2. (any number of possible translations)

CHARACTERS

克 kè
HSK 4
gram; overcome; transliteration
己 jǐ
HSK 3
self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
復 fù return; repeat; repeatedly
禮 lǐ social custom; manners; courtesy; rites