戒烟 (jiè yān) — to quit smoking
Definition
戒烟 is a verb-object phrase meaning 'to quit smoking', built from 戒 ('to give up / abstain from') + 烟 ('tobacco'). It separates in aspect contexts (戒了烟, 戒了好几次烟), as in the examples.
verb
to quit smoking
Examples
- 戒烟。Yī shēng jiàn yì tā jiè yān.The doctor advised him to quit smoking.
- ，。Tā yǐ jīng jiè le yān, shēn tǐ hǎo duō le.He has quit smoking and is much healthier now.
- 。Tā jiè le hǎo jǐ cì yān dōu méi chéng gōng.She tried to quit smoking several times but never succeeded.
Appears in
Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.