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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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1 jièjie4to guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn; to give up or stop doing sth; Buddhist monastic discipline; ring (for a finger)
2戒指 戒指 jiè zhijie4 zhi5(finger) ring
3引以为戒 引以為戒 yǐn wéi jièyin3 yi3 wei2 jie4to take sth as a warning (idiom); to draw a lesson from a case where things turned out badly
4八戒 八戒 jièba1 jie4the eight precepts (Buddhism)
5惩戒 懲戒 chéng jiècheng2 jie4to discipline; reprimand
6传戒 傳戒 chuán jièchuan2 jie4(Buddhism) to initiate sb for monkhood or nunhood
7犯戒 犯戒 fàn jièfan4 jie4to go against the rules (of a religious order); to break a ban (e.g. medical)
8告戒 告戒 gào jiègao4 jie4variant of 告诫
9规戒 規戒 guī jiègui1 jie4variant of 规诫
10鉴戒 鑒戒 jiàn jièjian4 jie4lesson from events of the past; warning
11戒备 戒備 jiè bèijie4 bei4to take precautions; to guard against (emergency)
12戒备森严 戒備森嚴 jiè bèi sēn yánjie4 bei4 sen1 yan2heavily-guarded
13戒除 戒除 jiè chújie4 chu2to quit; to give up (a bad habit)
14戒刀 戒刀 jiè dāojie4 dao1Buddhist monk's knife (not used for killing)
15戒毒 戒毒 jiè jie4 du2to kick a drug habit; to abstain from drugs
16戒毒所 戒毒所 jiè suǒjie4 du2 suo3drug rehabilitation center
17戒断 戒斷 jiè duànjie4 duan4withdrawal (from drugs)
18戒规 戒規 jiè guījie4 gui1religious precept; taboo; rule
19戒急用忍 戒急用忍 jiè yòng rěnjie4 ji2 yong4 ren3Be patient! (idiom)
20戒忌 戒忌 jiè jie4 ji4a taboo; to avoid sth (as taboo)
21戒骄戒躁 戒驕戒躁 jiè jiāo jiè zàojie4 jiao1 jie4 zao4to guard against pride and impatience (idiom); to remain modest and keep cool
22戒酒 戒酒 jiè jiǔjie4 jiu3to give up drinking; to abstain from drinking
23戒惧 戒懼 jiè jie4 ju4wary
24戒绝 戒絕 jiè juéjie4 jue2abstinence; to give up (a bad habit)
25戒律 戒律 jiè jie4 lu:4monastic discipline; commandment
26戒命 戒命 jiè mìngjie4 ming4prohibition
27戒奢崇俭 戒奢崇儉 jiè shē chóng jiǎnjie4 she1 chong2 jian3to refrain from high standard of living (idiom)
28戒慎 戒慎 jiè shènjie4 shen4vigilant; cautious
29戒坛 戒壇 jiè tánjie4 tan2ordination platform in a Buddhist temple
30戒条 戒條 jiè tiáojie4 tiao2commandment; precept
31戒心 戒心 jiè xīnjie4 xin1vigilance; wariness
32戒行 戒行 jiè xíngjie4 xing2(Buddhism) to adhere strictly to the ethical precepts; asceticism
33戒烟 戒煙 jiè yānjie4 yan1to give up smoking
34戒严 戒嚴 jiè yánjie4 yan2to impose martial law; to impose emergency measures
35戒严令 戒嚴令 jiè yán lìngjie4 yan2 ling4martial law
36戒严区 戒嚴區 jiè yán jie4 yan2 qu1restricted area; zone of application of the martial law
37戒斋沐浴 戒齋沐浴 jiè zhāi jie4 zhai1 mu4 yu4to fast and bathe oneself (idiom)
38戒治所 戒治所 jiè zhì suǒjie4 zhi4 suo3drug rehabilitation center
39戒子 戒子 jiè zijie4 zi5(finger) ring
40禁戒 禁戒 jìn jièjin4 jie4to abstain from; to prohibit (certain foods etc)
41儆戒 儆戒 jǐng jièjing3 jie4to warn; to alert; to be on the alert; to stand guard; sentinel; to warn; to admonish
42警戒线 警戒線 jǐng jiè xiànjing3 jie4 xian4police cordon; alert level
43炯戒效尤 炯戒效尤 jiǒng jiè xiào yóujiong3 jie4 xiao4 you2clear warning to imitators (idiom)
44开戒 開戒 kāi jièkai1 jie4to end abstinence; to resume (drinking) after a break; to break (a taboo)
45勒戒 勒戒 jièle4 jie4to force sb to give up (a drug); to enforce abstinence; to break drug dependence
46力戒 力戒 jièli4 jie4to try everything to avoid; to guard against
47魔戒 魔戒 jièMo2 jie4The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien 托尔金
48破戒 破戒 jièpo4 jie4to violate a religious precept; to smoke or drink after giving up
49劝戒 勸戒 quàn jièquan4 jie4variant of 劝诫
50十戒 十戒 shí jièshi2 jie4the ten commandments (religion)
51受戒 受戒 shòu jièshou4 jie4to take oaths as a monk (Buddhism); to take orders
52小惩大戒 小懲大戒 xiǎo chéng jièxiao3 cheng2 da4 jie4to punish sb. for little crimes to prevent others from committing a bigger one (idiom)
53训戒 訓戒 xùn jièxun4 jie4variant of 训诫
54言者无罪,闻者足戒 言者無罪,聞者足戒 yán zhě zuì , wén zhě jièyan2 zhe3 wu2 zui4 , wen2 zhe3 zu2 jie4don't blame the speaker, take note of his warning (idiom); an exhortation to speak one's mind without fear of reprisals, and with the expectation of being taken seriously
55以示警戒 以示警戒 shì jǐng jièyi3 shi4 jing3 jie4to serve as a warning (idiom)
56引为鉴戒 引為鑒戒 yǐn wéi jiàn jièyin3 wei2 jian4 jie4to take warning from... (idiom)
57印戒 印戒 yìn jièyin4 jie4signet ring (cell)
58斋戒 齋戒 zhāi jièzhai1 jie4to fast
59斋戒沐浴 齋戒沐浴 zhāi jiè zhai1 jie4 mu4 yu4to purify oneself by fast and ablution (idiom)
60猪八戒 豬八戒 zhū jièZhu1 Ba1 jie4Zhu Bajie, character in Journey to the West 西游记 , with pig-like characteristics and armed with a muckrake; Pigsy in Arthur Waley's translation
61钻戒 鑽戒 zuàn jièzuan4 jie4diamond ring; Classifiers:

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