诫
jiè
commandment
to prohibit
words (讠) + abstain (戒) = spoken commandment
戒 already means to abstain or warn against something; adding the speech radical turns that inner discipline into spoken words of warning or formal commandment. Together they capture the idea of an authoritative verbal prohibition.
父亲常常告诫我不要说谎。
fù qīn cháng cháng gào jiè wǒ bù yào shuō huǎng。
My father often admonishes me not to tell lies.
老师严肃地告诫学生要认真对待考试。
lǎo shī yán sù de gào jiè xué shēng yào rèn zhēn duì dài kǎo shì。
The teacher solemnly warned the students to take exams seriously.
Words with 诫
劝诫
quàn jiè
to exhort; to admonish
十诫
shí jiè
ten commandments
告诫
gào jiè
to warn
小惩大诫
xiǎo chéng dà jiè
lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition
规诫
guī jiè
to warn (against some course)
训诫
xùn jiè
to reprimand
诫命
jiè mìng
commandment
谆谆告诫
zhūn zhūn gào jiè
to repeatedly advise sb earnestly (idiom)
警诫
jǐng jiè
variant of 警戒[jing3 jie4]