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戒

jiè
HSK 5

English Meaning

to guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn; to give up or stop doing sth; Buddhist monastic discipline; ring (for a finger)

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
我娘亲气得拿着戒尺 站在下面直跺脚
HSK 5 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“Even though I was mischievous, my mother's exasperation was filled with love and warmth.”

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就跑到这棵树上

“I'd climb up this tree.”

“My mother, furiously holding a ruler, would stomp her feet on the ground.”

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有疼爱自己的娘亲责罚

“Being punished by a loving mother”

《朝雪录》 · family_and_home
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我虽然戒烟很多年了 但是这个抽烟人的心理
HSK 5 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“Trust me on this; I know exactly how smokers think because I used to be one.”

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一包大概七八十

“costing about 70 to 80 yuan a pack.”

“Even though I quit smoking years ago, I still understand a smoker's mindset.”

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我还是了解的

“I still understand a smoker's mindset.”

《风过留痕》 · daily_life
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戒备心居然还这么差
HSK 5 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“You are pathetic at hiding, which makes catching you almost embarrassing.”

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你说你躲了也有些日子了

“You've been hiding for days,”

“yet your guard is still this weak.”

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难怪像条狗似的被人到处撵

“No wonder you got kicked out like a stray.”

《风过留痕》 · crisis_and_conflict
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