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戒
jiè
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)
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
传戒
chuánjiè
to initiate novice (Buddhist monk)
儆戒
jǐngjiè
to warn
八戒
bājiè
the eight precepts (Buddhism)
力戒
lìjiè
to try everything to avoid
勒戒
lèjiè
to force sb to give up (a drug)
劝戒
quànjiè
variant of [[勸誡|劝诫<quànjiè>]]
十戒
shíjiè
the ten commandments (religion)
印戒
yìnjiè
signet ring (cell)
受戒
shòujiè
to take oaths as a monk (Buddhism)
告戒
gàojiè
variant of [[告誡|告诫<gàojiè>]]
惩戒
chéngjiè
to discipline
戒备
jièbèi
to take precautions
戒刀
jièdāo
Buddhist monk's knife (not used for killing)
戒命
jièmìng
prohibition
戒严
jièyán
to impose martial law
戒坛
jiètán
the place for monastic vows (e.g. altar)
戒子
jièzi
ring
戒律
jièlǚ
monastic discipline
戒心
jièxīn
vigilance
戒忌
jièjì
a taboo
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 5
- Character Frequency Rank
- 1,565
- Word Frequency Rank
- 2,142 of 84,292