to give up or stop doing something (v.)
HSK 5
Traditional
戒 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
借 jiè - to lend (v.) | HSK 3
届 jiè - fall due; [measure word for meetings, events, etc.] (clf.) | HSK 5
Phonetically similar words
接 jiē - connect (v.) | HSK 3
节 jié - festival; [measure word for something segmented (e.g. lesson; paragraph, railway coach, etc.)] (clf.) | HSK 4
皆 jiē - all; each and every (adv.) | HSK 6
Examples
他决定戒烟。 tā juédìng jièyān. - He decided to quit smoking.
戒酒对他的健康有很大好处。 jièjiǔ duì tā de jiànkāng yǒu hěn dà hǎochù. - Quitting alcohol is very beneficial for his health.
她成功地戒掉了甜食。 tā chénggōng de jièdiào le tiánshí. - She successfully gave up sweets.
戒赌是一个很大的挑战。 jièdǔ shì yī gè hěn dà de tiǎozhàn. - Quitting gambling is a big challenge.
他需要下定决心戒掉坏习惯。 tā xūyào xià dìng juéxīn jièdiào huài xíguàn. - He needs to be determined to quit bad habits.
Phrases
戒指 jiè zhi - ring [jewellry] (n.) | HSK 5
戒备 jiè bèi - guard; take precautions; be on the alert (v.) | HSK 6