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HSK
7-9

finger ring

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

jie4zhi5 jièzhi

Alternative Pinyin

jie4zhi3 jièzhǐ

Meaning


Primary

finger ring

Alternatives

ring

Mnemonic


A 戒指 finger ring is something you wear on your 指 finger to 戒 guard against any knives cutting it off. Or to 戒 guard against infidelity, if it is a marriage 戒指 finger ring. In either case, we say the 指 finger part [5] quietly, just like how we usually say 'ring' and not 'finger ring', because it is obviously on the 指 finger!

Usage


这 枚 戒指 很 贵重。

This ring is very valuable.

我们 买 了 一 对 相配 的 戒指。

We bought a pair of matching rings.

她 戴 了 一 枚 漂亮 的 戒指。

She wore a beautiful ring.

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