jiè

Definitions

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

Related Words

Example Sentences

他戒了酒。

Tā jiè le jiǔ.

He quit drinking.

我已经戒了烟。

Wǒ yǐjīng jiè le yān.

I’ve already quit smoking.

他已经戒烟了。

Tā yǐjīng jièyān le.

He has quit smoking.