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to give up drinking

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

jie4jiu3 jièjiǔ

Meaning


Primary

to give up drinking

Alternatives

give up drinking, gives up drinking, gave up drinking, abstain from drinking, to abstain from drinking, stop drinking, to stop up drinking, quit drinking, to quit drinking

Mnemonic


戒酒 To give up drinking is to stop drinking 酒 alcohol 戒 to guard against its negative influence.

Usage


他 决定 戒酒。

He decided to give up drinking.

戒酒 后, 他 的 健康 改善 了。

After he gave up drinking, his health improved.

戒酒 需要 很 大 的 毅力。

To give up drinking requires a lot of willpower.