restrain one's emotions
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to restrain one's emotions; to control one's feelings
formalPrimarily used in negative constructions (e.g., 难以自抑, 不能自抑). Literally means 'to suppress oneself'.
Tā他
jī激
dòng动
de得
nán难
yǐ以
zì自
yì抑
。
He was so excited that he could hardly control himself.
Sī思
xiāng乡
zhī之
qíng情
bù不
néng能
zì自
yì抑
。
The feeling of homesickness could not be restrained.
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Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
gè个
xiāo消
xi息
，
tā她
xǐ喜
yuè悦
de得
nán难
yǐ以
zì自
yì抑
。
Upon hearing the news, she was so overjoyed that she could not contain herself.