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How to say "Quit Smoking" in Chinese

 

In my unbiased opinion, the best way to quit smoking is a to use Percent Zero. If you smoke or know someone who does, send them here to sign up.

To say "quit smoking" in Chinese is pretty easy. Just take the word for quit, which is 戒, pronounced jie4, which means swear off, or warn against. Then, add the word for cigarette, which is 烟, pronounced yan1.

Then you've got "quit smoking" = 烟, pronounced jie4 yan1.

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I was wondering how to say that in Chinese for a long time. I still smoke and I am planning to stop, so now it's the time to learn these words in Chinese. Thanks for sharing! 我尝试戒烟. Is it possible to say that ?
Posted @ Tuesday, March 13, 2012 2:41 AM by Der Chinese
To Der Chinese: 
 
我尝试戒烟 means "I try to quit smoking", but usually when you want to tell someone "I want to quit smoking", I think saying"我想戒烟" is more appropriate. 
 
If you're interested in learning how to speak Chinese more automatically and easily, you should go to this site, it tells you the 6 principles of learning to speak fluently Chinese effortlessly. Hope it helps.
Posted @ Wednesday, April 04, 2012 10:34 PM by Alan
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