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戒
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Definitions
- 1. to guard against
- 2. to exhort
- 3. to admonish or warn
- 4. to give up or stop doing sth
- 5. Buddhist monastic discipline
- 6. ring (for a finger)
Example Sentences
1 shown戒 煙容易， 戒 你太難！
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Words Containing 戒
drug rehabilitation center
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien 托爾金|托尔金[tuō ěr jīn]
to violate a religious precept
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
Buddhist monk's knife (not used for killing)
to take sth as a warning (idiom)
religious precept
(Buddhism) to initiate sb for monkhood or nunhood
to quit (taking drugs, alcohol etc); withdrawal
to warn
vigilant
to discipline
diamond ring
to serve as a warning (idiom)
to end abstinence
restricted area
to try everything to avoid; to guard against
to abstain from
martial law
Zhu Bajie, character in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记, with pig-like characteristics and armed with a muckrake
(Buddhism) to adhere strictly to the ethical precepts
heavily-guarded
ordination platform in a Buddhist temple
signet ring (cell)
to go against the rules (of a religious order)
to force sb to give up (a drug)
to guard against pride and impatience (idiom); to remain modest and keep cool
drug rehabilitation center
to impose martial law
to fast
abstinence
(finger) ring
to warn
vigilance
Ramadan
to kick a drug habit
lesson from events of the past
commandment
to quit
to give up drinking
wary
to take oaths as a monk (Buddhism)
police cordon
to refrain from high standard of living (idiom)
monastic discipline
a taboo
to give up smoking
the ten commandments (religion)
to take precautions
prohibition
the eight precepts (Buddhism)
(finger) ring