Definition
戒 (jiè) means to quit a bad habit or addiction (e.g., smoking, drinking), unlike 退出 which means to withdraw from an activity or organization. As 'to warn', it conveys a gentle admonition against mistakes, less formal than 警告 (official warning) and less authoritative than 告诫 (earnest advice).
verb
to quitto give up (a habit or addiction)to warnto admonish
Easily confused
- 或huòlook-alike(conjunction) or (used to link alternatives)
- 接jiēsound-aliketo answer (the phone), to pick up (someone), to receive (an object or person)
- 找zhǎolook-aliketo look for, to seek
- 街jiēsound-alikestreet
- 借jièsound-aliketo borrow
- 节jiésound-alike(classifier) for segments of connected things: lessons, train cars, sections
- 结jiésound-alike(noun) knot
- 结jiēsound-alike(of plants) to produce (fruit or seeds)
- 解jiěsound-aliketo untie; to loosen; to separate
- 界jièsound-alike(suffix) realm, world, sphere
Examples
- 。Yīshēng shuō tā yào jiè jiǔ cáinéng huīfù jiànkāng.The doctor said he has to quit drinking to recover his health.
- 戒。Fùqīn jīngcháng jiè tā shuō bú yào zǒu jiéjìng.His father often warned him not to take shortcuts.
- 戒。Tā xià juéxīn jiè diào dǔbó de èxí.He made up his mind to quit the bad habit of gambling.
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