戒备

戒備

jièbèi

verb HSK 7 #8,726

Meanings

1 to be on guard
2 to be vigilant
3 to take precautions

Characters

to warn; to guard against

to prepare; to equip

Examples

警方加强了戒备。

Jǐngfāng jiāqiáng le jièbèi.

The police strengthened their guard.

全城进入了高度戒备状态。

Quán chéng jìnrù le gāodù jièbèi zhuàngtài.

The entire city entered a state of high alert.

Stroke Order

戒 jiè

备 bèi