戒赌 (jièdǔ): to quit gambling

Meanings

1 to quit gambling
2 to give up gambling

Characters

戒

jiè

to abstain from, give up

赌

dǔ

to gamble

Examples

他输光积蓄后下决心戒赌。

Tā shūguāng jīxù hòu xià juéxīn jièdǔ.

After losing all his savings he resolved to quit gambling.

戒赌比戒烟更难。

Jièdǔ bǐ jièyān gèng nán.

Quitting gambling is harder than quitting smoking.

Tips

usage

戒 is the standard verb for quitting addictions: 戒烟 (smoking), 戒酒 (drinking), 戒毒 (drugs), 戒糖 (sugar). Same character appears in 受戒 meaning to take Buddhist vows.

Stroke Order

戒 jiè

赌 dǔ

Related Words

戒 jiè HSK 5 #2,713

to guard against; to abstain from / to quit (a habit); to give up / ring (jewelry)

戒毒 jièdú #6,398

to quit drugs / drug rehabilitation

戒酒 jièjiǔ #6,882

to quit drinking / to abstain from alcohol

赌场 dǔchǎng #3,871

casino / gambling house

赌博 dǔbó HSK 6 #3,619

to gamble / gambling

戒烟 jièyān HSK 7 #9,490

to quit smoking

戒除 jièchú #24,434

to quit / to give up (a bad habit) / to abstain from

赌局 dǔjú #11,693

gamble / gambling game / gambling party

戒指 jièzhi HSK 7 #1,697

ring (jewelry)

戒断 jièduàn

to quit (an addiction); to withdraw from