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戒断

jiè duàn

2-character word Traditional 戒斷

What 戒断 means

1. to quit (taking drugs, alcohol etc); withdrawal

The characters in 戒断

• 戒jièto guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn
• 断duànto break; to snap; to cut off

Example sentences

• 如果这些药突然被停了，那可能会出现一些戒断症状。
  Rúguǒ zhè xiē yào tūrán bèi tíng le, nà kěnéng huì chūxiàn yīxiē jièduàn zhèngzhuàng.
  If these drugs are stopped abruptly, then some withdrawal symptoms may occur.

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