Dictionary/戒

戒

戒 jiè

ㄐㄧㄝˋ
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1to guard against
2to exhort
3to admonish or warn
4to give up or stop doing sth
5Buddhist monastic discipline
6ring (for a finger)

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Example

tā他liù六gè个yuè月qián前jiè戒le了yān烟。
他六个月前戒了烟。
He quit smoking six months ago.

See also: words & characters pronounced jiè