Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 戒

to guard against
to exhort
to admonish or warn
to give up or stop doing sth
Buddhist monastic discipline
ring (for a finger)

to impose martial law
to impose emergency measures

to abstain from; to prohibit (certain foods etc)

variant of 規誡／规诫 (guījiè)

to give up drinking
to abstain from drinking

to discipline
reprimand

the eight precepts (Buddhism)

Buddhist or Taoist ordination certificate issued by monastic authorities

(Buddhism) to adhere strictly to the ethical precepts
asceticism

to quit (taking drugs, alcohol etc); withdrawal

to kick a drug habit
to abstain from drugs

to take oaths as a monk (Buddhism)
to take orders

vigilance
wariness

wary

ordination platform in a Buddhist temple

to give up smoking

to try everything to avoid; to guard against

variant of 告誡／告诫 (gàojiè)

to force sb to give up (a drug)
to enforce abstinence
to break drug dependence

(Buddhism) to initiate sb for monkhood or nunhood

to fast

to go against the rules (of a religious order)
to break a ban (e.g. medical)

signet ring (cell)

to warn
to admonish

the ten commandments (religion)

monastic discipline
commandment

religious precept
taboo
rule

a taboo
to avoid sth (as taboo)

to quit
to give up (a bad habit)

diamond ring
CL:隻／只 (zhī)

to take precautions
to guard against (emergency)

Buddhist monk's knife (not used for killing)

variant of 訓誡／训诫 (xùnjiè)

to warn
to alert
to be on the alert
to stand guard
sentinel

abstinence
to give up (a bad habit)

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien 托爾金／托尔金 ( Tuō'ěrjīn)

variant of 勸誡／劝诫 (quànjiè)

(finger) ring

lesson from events of the past
warning

to violate a religious precept
to smoke or drink after giving up

(finger) ring

prohibition

vigilant
cautious

to end abstinence
to resume (drinking) after a break
to break (a taboo)

commandment
precept

Zhu Bajie, character in Journey to the West 西遊記／西游记, with pig-like characteristics and armed with a muckrake
Pigsy in Arthur Waley's translation

drug rehabilitation center

drug rehabilitation center

restricted area
zone of application of the martial law

martial law

police cordon
alert level

Ramadan

jièshēchóngjiǎn

(idiom) to refrain from extravagance and cherish frugality

yǐshìjǐngjiè

to serve as a warning (idiom)

yǐnyǐwéijiè

to take sth as a warning (idiom)
to draw a lesson from a case where things turned out badly

jièjiāojièzào

to guard against pride and impatience (idiom); to remain modest and keep cool

jièbèisēnyán

heavily-guarded

yánzhěwúzuì,wénzhězújiè

言者无罪，闻者足戒

[言者無罪，聞者足戒]

don't blame the speaker, take note of his warning (idiom); an exhortation to speak one's mind without fear of reprisals, and with the expectation of being taken seriously