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戒

jiè

to guard against

HSK 7–9
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Meaning of 戒 in English

jièHSK 7–9verbSyllabus #7514
  1. to guard against
  2. to exhort
  3. to admonish or warn
  4. to give up or stop doing sth
  5. Buddhist monastic discipline
  6. ring (for a finger)

Example sentences

  1. 比起少抽菸，你何不直接把菸戒了？
    bǐ qǐ shǎo chōu yān， nǐ hé bù zhí jiē bǎ yān jiè le？
    Rather than cutting down on cigarettes, why don't you just give them up?
    Tatoeba #5363928 by egg0073 · #1990497 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 戒

戒指HSK 6戒备HSK 7–9警戒HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences