jiè

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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)

Example Sentences

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煙容易, 你太難!
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Words Containing 戒

戒备
jiè bèi

to take precautions

戒指
jiè zhi

(finger) ring

戒烟
jiè yān

to give up smoking

以示警戒
yǐ shì jǐng jiè

to serve as a warning (idiom)

传戒
chuán jiè

(Buddhism) to initiate sb for monkhood or nunhood

儆戒
jǐng jiè

to warn

八戒
bā jiè

the eight precepts (Buddhism)

力戒
lì jiè

to try everything to avoid; to guard against

勒戒
lè jiè

to force sb to give up (a drug)

十戒
shí jiè

the ten commandments (religion)

印戒
yìn jiè

signet ring (cell)

受戒
shòu jiè

to take oaths as a monk (Buddhism)

引以为戒
yǐn yǐ wéi jiè

to take sth as a warning (idiom)

惩戒
chéng jiè

to discipline

戒备森严
jiè bèi sēn yán

heavily-guarded

戒刀
jiè dāo

Buddhist monk's knife (not used for killing)

戒命
jiè mìng

prohibition

戒严
jiè yán

to impose martial law

戒严令
jiè yán lìng

martial law

戒严区
jiè yán qū

restricted area

戒坛
jiè tán

ordination platform in a Buddhist temple

戒奢崇俭
jiè shē chóng jiǎn

to refrain from high standard of living (idiom)

戒子
jiè zi

(finger) ring

戒律
jiè lǜ

monastic discipline

戒心
jiè xīn

vigilance

戒忌
jiè jì

a taboo

戒慎
jiè shèn

vigilant

戒惧
jiè jù

wary

戒断
jiè duàn

to quit (taking drugs, alcohol etc); withdrawal

戒条
jiè tiáo

commandment

戒毒
jiè dú

to kick a drug habit

戒毒所
jiè dú suǒ

drug rehabilitation center

戒治所
jiè zhì suǒ

drug rehabilitation center

戒绝
jiè jué

abstinence

戒行
jiè xíng

(Buddhism) to adhere strictly to the ethical precepts

戒规
jiè guī

religious precept

戒酒
jiè jiǔ

to give up drinking

戒除
jiè chú

to quit

戒骄戒躁
jiè jiāo jiè zào

to guard against pride and impatience (idiom); to remain modest and keep cool

犯戒
fàn jiè

to go against the rules (of a religious order)

破戒
pò jiè

to violate a religious precept

禁戒
jìn jiè

to abstain from

言者无罪,闻者足戒
yán zhě wú zuì , wén zhě zú jiè

don't blame the speaker, take note of his warning (idiom); an exhortation to speak one's mind without fear of reprisals, and with the expectation of being taken seriously

警戒
jǐng jiè

to warn

警戒线
jǐng jiè xiàn

police cordon

猪八戒
zhū bā jiè

Zhu Bajie, character in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记, with pig-like characteristics and armed with a muckrake

鉴戒
jiàn jiè

lesson from events of the past

钻戒
zuàn jiè

diamond ring

开戒
kāi jiè

to end abstinence

魔戒
mó jiè

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien 托爾金|托尔金[tuō ěr jīn]

斋戒
zhāi jiè

to fast

斋戒节
zhāi jiè jié

Ramadan