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 sān nián 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