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Hanzi

戒

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

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

jiè

Bopomofo

ㄐㄧㄝˋ

Jyutping

gaai3

Example sentences

戒指 jièzhǐ
他在求婚時送給了她一枚鑽石戒指。
他在求婚时送给了她一枚钻石戒指。

He gave her a diamond ring when he proposed.

金 jīn
這枚戒指是用純金做的。
这枚戒指是用纯金做的。

This ring is made of pure gold.

戒 jiè
為了健康，他決定戒煙。
为了健康，他决定戒烟。

He decided to quit smoking for the sake of his health.

抽菸 / 抽烟 chōuyān
為了健康，他決定戒掉抽菸的習慣。
为了健康，他决定戒掉抽烟的习惯。

For the sake of health, he decided to quit the habit of smoking.

戒備 / 戒备 jièbèi
警察在機場加強了戒備。
警察在机场加强了戒备。

The police stepped up security at the airport.

森嚴 / 森严 sēnyán
這座軍事基地的戒備非常森嚴。
这座军事基地的戒备非常森严。

The security at this military base is very strict.

Example Vocabulary

戒指

jie4'zhi3

ring (jewelry)

戒煙

戒酒

鑽戒

zuan4'jie4

八戒

ba1'jie4

戒

jie4

to guard against; to give up; to stop (a bad habit)

戒備

jie4'bei4

to be on the alert; precautions; security

豬八戒

zhu1'ba1'jie4

力戒

li4'jie4

勸戒

quan4'jie4

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