戒酒

jièjiǔ

verb #6,882

Meanings

1 to quit drinking
2 to abstain from alcohol

Characters

quit; abstain; guard against

Examples

医生建议他戒酒。

Yīshēng jiànyì tā jièjiǔ.

The doctor advised him to quit drinking.

他已经戒酒三年了。

Tā yǐjīng jièjiǔ sānnián le.

He has been sober for three years.

Tips

memory

戒 means 'to quit/abstain' — it appears in many 'quitting' words: 戒烟 (quit smoking), 戒毒 (quit drugs), 戒酒 (quit drinking).

Stroke Order

戒 jiè

酒 jiǔ