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戒烟

jiè yān
HSK 2.0 Level 5 Uncommon

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Definitions

  1. 1. to give up smoking

Word relationships

Antonyms

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抽烟
chōu yān

to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco)

smoking is the opposite action of quitting smoking

Related words

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戒酒
jiè jiǔ

to give up drinking

both involve giving up a harmful substance

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used with 成功 (successfully) or 失败 (fail), as in 戒烟成功/失败.

Common mistakes

Not used with 停止 (stop); say 戒烟, not 停止吸烟.

Example Sentences

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他决定 戒烟 。
He decided to give up smoking.
医生劝告他 戒烟 。
The doctor advised him to quit smoking.
戒烟 难。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 5894455)
你该 戒烟 。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 469337)
您该 戒烟 。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 469339)

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Child Words of 戒烟

戒
jiè

to guard against

烟
yān

cigarette or pipe tobacco