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引以为戒

yǐn yǐ wéi jiè

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Definitions

  1. 1. to take sth as a warning (idiom)
  2. 2. to draw a lesson from a case where things turned out badly

Child Words of 引以为戒

以为
yǐ wéi

to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)

戒
jiè

to guard against

引
yǐn

to draw (e.g. a bow)

以
yǐ

to use

为
wèi

because of

为
wéi

as (in the capacity of)