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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

洁身自好 [jiéshēnzìhào]
  1. 1. maintain one’s moral integrity

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

洁身自好 [jiéshēnzìhào]
  1. 1. [Chinese idiom] refuse to be contaminated by evil influence; preserve one's purity
  2. 2. [Chinese idiom] mind one's own business in order to keep out of trouble

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

洁身自好 [jiéshēnzìhào]
  1. 1. 保持自身清白,不同流合污;也指只顾惜自己,对公众的事置之不理。
  2. 2. "好"这里不读hǎo。

Examples

他爱惜羽毛、洁身自好,令人钦佩。
He takes great care not to do anything that may compromise his good name. That's great. 爱惜羽毛
洁身自好
a clean liver
爱干净的人,洁身自好的人 liver
to keep one's nose clean
[inf] 洁身自好 nose

Word Decomposition


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[shēn]
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[zì]
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[hào]

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