戒
jiè
HSK level: HSK 7–9
Meaning
to guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn; to give up or stop doing sth; Buddhist monastic discipline; ring (for a finger)
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Examples
戒掉赌博吧。
jiè diào dǔ bó ba。
Quit gambling.
我一年前戒了烟。
wǒ yī nián qián jiè le yān。
I quit smoking a year ago.
比起少抽菸，你何不直接把菸戒了？
bǐ qǐ shǎo chōu yū， nǐ hé bù zhí jiē bǎ yū jiè le？
Rather than cutting down on cigarettes, why don't you just give them up?
Words with this character
戒指 jiè zhi ring戒烟 jiè yān to give up smoking戒备 jiè bèi to take precautions戒酒 jiè jiǔ to give up drinking婚戒 hūn jiè wedding ring魔戒 Mó jiè The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien 托爾金|托尔金[Tuo1 er3 jin1]八戒 bā jiè the eight precepts惩戒 chéng jiè to discipline传戒 chuán jiè to initiate sb for monkhood or nunhood犯戒 fàn jiè to go against the rules告戒 gào jiè variant of 告誡|告诫[gao4 jie4]规戒 guī jiè variant of 規誡|规诫[gui1 jie4]鉴戒 jiàn jiè lesson from events of the past戒除 jiè chú to quit戒刀 jiè dāo Buddhist monk's knife戒牒 jiè dié Buddhist or Taoist ordination certificate issued by monastic authorities戒毒 jiè dú to kick a drug habit戒断 jiè duàn to quit戒规 jiè guī religious precept戒忌 jiè jì a taboo戒惧 jiè jù wary戒绝 jiè jué abstinence戒律 jiè lǜ monastic discipline