| 少来 | shǎo lái | refrain (from doing sth) / (coll.) Come on! / Give me a break! / Save it! |  |
| 忍得住 | rěn de zhù | to refrain / to be able to endure it | |
| 敛迹 | liǎn jì | to refrain / to give up evil (temporarily) / to cover one's traces / to lie low / to retire (from view) |  |
| 副歌 | fù gē | chorus / refrain | |
| 避免 | bì miǎn | to avert / to prevent / to avoid / to refrain from | |
| 不禁 | bù jīn | can't help (doing sth) / can't refrain from | |
| 情不自禁 | qíng bù zì jīn | (idiom) cannot refrain from / cannot help / cannot but | |
| 避讳 | bì hui | to avoid a taboo word or topic / to refrain from / to avoid | |
| 适可而止 | shì kě ér zhǐ | (idiom) to refrain from going too far / to know when to stop | |
| 投鼠忌器 | tóu shǔ jì qì | lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom) / to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents | |
| 不为已甚 | bù wéi yǐ shèn | refrain from going to extremes in meting out punishment / not be too hard on subject | |
| 戒奢崇俭 | jiè shē chóng jiǎn | (idiom) to refrain from extravagance and cherish frugality | |
| 害人之心不可有，防人之心不可无 | hài rén zhī xīn bù kě yǒu , fáng rén zhī xīn bù kě wú | refrain from hurting others, yet guard against those trying to hurt you (proverb) | |
