Chinese Word: 戒 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

戒HSK 5

Pinyin: jiè

English Definition: to guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn; to give up or stop doing sth; Buddhist monastic discipline; ring (for a finger)

Chinese Definition:
①防备：戒心。戒备。戒严。戒骄戒躁。
②革除不良嗜好：戒除。戒烟。
③佛教律条，泛指禁止做的事：戒刀。戒尺。斋戒。
④准备：戒途。戒装。
⑤古同“界”，界限。

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 戈

Ideographic:Two hands 廾 brandishing a spear 戈

Character Formation:

⿹ Surround from upper right
- 戈 [ gē ] spear, lance, halberd
- 廾 [ gǒng ] two hands

Similar Characters: 或

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警戒	jǐng jiè	to warn; to alert; to be on the alert; to stand guard; sentinel
戒毒	jiè dú	to kick a drug habit; to abstain from drugs
戒备HSK 6	jiè bèi	to take precautions; to guard against (emergency)
戒烟	jiè yān	to give up smoking
惩戒	chéng jiè	to discipline; reprimand

1		wǒ men 我们 yīng gāi 应该 jiè jiāo jiè zào 戒骄戒躁。 We should guard against arrogance and impatience.
2		rén men 人们 hěn nán 很难 jiè diào 戒掉 fèi huà 废话。 It's hard for people to quit talking nonsense.
3		tā 他 shí fēn 十分 jiān jué 坚决 de 地 jiè yān 戒烟 le 了。 He quit smoking firmly.
4		tā 她 jué xīn 决心 yào 要 jiè chú 戒除 suǒ yǒu 所有 shì hào 嗜好。 She is determined to abandon all her habits.
5		xī yān 吸烟 yǒu hài 有害 jiàn kāng 健康， yīng gāi 应该 jiè yān 戒烟。 Smoking is harmful to your health, so you should quit.

1		wǒ men 我们 yīng gāi 应该 jiè jiāo jiè zào 戒骄戒躁。 We should guard against arrogance and impatience.
2		rén men 人们 hěn nán 很难 jiè diào 戒掉 fèi huà 废话。 It's hard for people to quit talking nonsense.
3		tā 他 shí fēn 十分 jiān jué 坚决 de 地 jiè yān 戒烟 le 了。 He quit smoking firmly.
4		tā 她 jué xīn 决心 yào 要 jiè chú 戒除 suǒ yǒu 所有 shì hào 嗜好。 She is determined to abandon all her habits.
5		xī yān 吸烟 yǒu hài 有害 jiàn kāng 健康， yīng gāi 应该 jiè yān 戒烟。 Smoking is harmful to your health, so you should quit.