戒

To guard against in Chinese: 戒 (jiè)

jiè

to guard against

HSK 3.0 Level 51 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to guard against
  2. 2to exhort
  3. 3to admonish or warn
  4. 4to give up or stop doing sth
  5. 5Buddhist monastic discipline
  6. 6ring (for a finger)

Stroke order

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戒

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄐㄧㄝˋ

jiè

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄝ/ êˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他下决心要戒酒。

    tā xià jué xīn yào jiè jiǔ。

    He is determined to quit drinking.

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Related words

戒烟

jiè yān

to give up smoking

戒指

jiè zhi

(finger) ring

戒备

jiè bèi

to take precautions

今日

jīn rì

today

尽可能

jǐn kě néng

as far as possible

紧紧

jǐn jǐn

closely

近来

jìn lái

recently

进化

jìn huà

evolution

经费

jīng fèi

funds

景象

jǐng xiàng

scene

警告

jǐng gào

to warn

竞赛

jìng sài

to compete

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