戒 – vocab dash

戒jiè

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Meanings

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)

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我wǒ一定yīdìng要yào把bǎ香烟戒jiè了le！

I'm definitely going to give up smoking!

我wǒ六liù个gè月yuè前qián戒jiè的de烟yān。

I gave up smoking six months ago.

我wǒ一yī年前niánqián戒jiè了le烟yān。

I gave up smoking a year ago.

你nǐ最好zuìhǎo把bǎ烟yān戒jiè掉diào。

You'd better give up smoking.

他tā把bǎ烟yān戒jiè了le。

He gave up cigarettes.

她tā不bù想xiǎng一直yīzhí胖pàng下去xiàqù，所以suǒyǐ正在zhèngzài戒jiè吃chī蛋糕dàngāo。

She does not eat cake, so as not to put on any more weight.