告戒 (gào jiè) — to warn, to admonish
Definition
告戒 (gàojiè) means 'to warn, to admonish' — telling someone firmly not to do something, or pointing out a lesson. It is a variant of 告诫 with the same meaning, so the two are interchangeable.
verb
to warnto admonish
Examples
- 告戒。Lǎo shī duō cì gào jiè xué shēng bú yào zuò bì.The teacher repeatedly warned the students not to cheat.
- 告戒。Tā gào jiè ér zi yào xiǎo xīn mò shēng rén.He admonished his son to be careful of strangers.
- 告戒。Lì shǐ gào jiè wǒ men bú yào chóng dǎo fù zhé.History warns us not to repeat the same mistakes.
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