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洁身自守
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洁身自守

洁身自守 — “To maintain one's moral integrity and purity”

洁身自守 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to maintain one's moral integrity and purity”. To keep oneself unsullied by external influences or corruption. Literally, “Keep oneself pure and guard one's integrity”.

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洁身自守 Pronunciation and Pinyin

洁身自守 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
洁
jié9clean and honest
身
shēn7body, person, life, self
自
zì6from, self, naturally
守
shǒu6to guard, keep, or observe

Example Sentence with 洁身自守

无论身处何种环境,他都努力洁身自守,不与不良风气同流合污。
No matter the environment, he strives to maintain his moral integrity, refusing to be corrupted by negative influences.

Idioms Related to 洁身自守

Synonyms of 洁身自守

  • jié洁shēn身zì自hào好maintain purity and integrity

Antonyms of 洁身自守

  • tóng同liú流hé合wū污associate with bad people and do evil

More idioms starting with 洁

  • jié洁jǐ己cóng从gōng公maintain integrity and serve public
  • jié洁jǐ己fèng奉gōng公Be incorruptible and devoted to public service
  • jié洁jǐ己ài爱ren人maintain integrity and care for others
  • jié洁zhuó浊yáng扬qīng清cleanse the bad and promote the good
  • jié洁qīng清bù不wū洿Remain pure and untainted
  • jié洁qīng清zì自shǐ矢Pledge to maintain integrity
  • jié洁yán言wū污xíng行clean words, dirty deeds
  • jié洁shēn身lèi累xíng行maintain integrity and discipline conduct
  • jié洁shēn身zì自ài爱maintain integrity and purity

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What does 洁身自守 mean?

洁身自守 (jié shēn zì shǒu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to maintain one's moral integrity and purity”.

How do you pronounce 洁身自守?

洁身自守 is pronounced jié shēn zì shǒu in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 洁身自守 literally mean?

Literally, 洁身自守 means “Keep oneself pure and guard one's integrity”. It is used to mean “to maintain one's moral integrity and purity”.

What is the Chinese definition of 洁身自守?

保持住个人自身的纯洁。

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