戒除

jièchú

verb #24,434

Meanings

1 to quit
2 to give up (a bad habit)
3 to abstain from

Characters

to abstain / to warn / to guard against

to remove / to get rid of / to eliminate

Examples

他花了两年时间才戒除了烟瘾。

Tā huā le liǎng nián shíjiān cái jièchú le yānyǐn.

It took him two years to finally quit smoking.

戒除不良习惯需要很强的意志力。

Jièchú bùliáng xíguàn xūyào hěn qiáng de yìzhìlì.

Giving up bad habits requires very strong willpower.

她成功戒除了对手机的依赖。

Tā chénggōng jièchú le duì shǒujī de yīlài.

She successfully broke her dependence on her phone.

Tips

usage

戒除 is used for quitting habitual behaviors, addictions, or vices such as smoking (戒烟), drinking (戒酒), or gambling (戒赌). More emphatic than simply 停止 (to stop).

Stroke Order

戒 jiè

除 chú