to warn, to admonish

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
shí
jiè
shì
zhòng
yào
de
dào
zhǔn

The Ten Commandments are important moral principles

2
péng
yǒu
quàn
jiè
yào
áo
gōng
zuò

My friend advised me against working late

3
lǎo
shī
gào
jiè
men
yào
chéng
shí
shǒu
xìn

The teacher admonished us to be honest and trustworthy

4
gào
jiè
yào
wán
huǒ

Mom warned me not to play with fire.

5
lǎo
shī
gào
jiè
men
yào
rèn
zhēn
wán
chéng
zuò

The teacher admonished us to complete our homework carefully.

6
gào
jiè
guǒ
jiù
hěn
nán
chéng
gōng

He cautioned me that without hard work, it would be difficult to succeed.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes9
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2878
Zhuyinㄐㄧㄝˋ
Components
UnicodeU+8BEB
CangjieIVRSH
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

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