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引以为戒

yǐn yǐ wéi jiè

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释义

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

引以为戒 的构成词

• 以 以 yǐ: to use
• 以为 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.)
• 引 引 yǐn: to draw (e.g. a bow)
• 戒 戒 jiè: to guard against
• 为 为 wéi: as (in the capacity of)
• 为 为 wèi: because of