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戒指jiè zhǐ
ring
Definitions
Chinese > English | ||
戒指 | jièzhi, jièzhǐ | |
1. n. finger ring; ring | ||
English > Chinese | ||
ring | ||
1. 戒指、圈 | ||
Components | ||
戒 | jiè | |
1. to warn; to caution; to admonish | ||
2. to guard against; to forbid | ||
3. to give up; to quit (a bad habit) | ||
4. (archaic) to fast; to purify oneself | ||
5. (Buddhism) rules governing behavior; precepts | ||
6. (archaic) to command; to order | ||
7. (literary) careful; cautious | ||
8. Short for 戒指 (ring) | ||
9. Variant of 誡 | ||
誡 | jiè, jiài | |
1. to warn; to admonish; to caution | ||
2. to take precautions; to guard against | ||
3. (religion) commandments; precepts; tenets | ||
指 | zhǐ | |
1. finger | ||
手指 - finger | ||
2. to point; to point out; to aim | ||
指出 - to point out | ||
指 人 - to point at a person | ||
3. to indicate; to show; to demonstrate | ||
4. to refer to; to mean | ||
春天 指 的 是 冬天 後面 的 那個 季節。 - Spring refers to the season after winter. | ||
5. to rely on; to depend on | ||
6. to criticize; to rebuke | ||
7. to make one’s hair stand on end | ||
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Pronunciation
jiè zhǐ
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