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Open the tool →束身自修 (shù shēn zì xiū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to discipline oneself and maintain one's integrity”.
束身自修 is pronounced shù shēn zì xiū in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 束身自修 means “Restrain the body and cultivate oneself”. It is used to mean “to discipline oneself and maintain one's integrity”.
指约束自己,不与坏人坏事同流合污。