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惕

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adjective #35,356

Meanings

  1. 1 alert; cautious; on guard
  2. 2 (literary) respectful, fearful

Examples

做事要常怀警惕之心。
Zuòshì yào cháng huái jǐngtì zhī xīn.
When doing things one should always remain vigilant.
面对危险，他终日惕然不安。
Miànduì wēixiǎn, tā zhōngrì tì rán bù'ān.
Facing danger, he was on edge all day long.

Tips

usage
惕 rarely stands alone in modern Chinese — it usually appears in compounds: 警惕 jǐngtì 'be vigilant', 惕厉 tìlì 'cautious and stern', 惕然 tìrán 'apprehensively'. The 心 (heart) radical signals it describes a state of mind.

Stroke Order

惕 tì