Chinese word dictionary

儆戒

jǐng jiè · to warn; to admonish

Practice word

Word information

Simplified儆戒

Traditional儆戒

Pinyinjǐng jiè

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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儆jǐng

to warn; warning

戒jiè

to warn, to admonish; to swear off, to avoid

How to learn 儆戒

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lit. to kill the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); fig. to punish an individual as an example to others