戒备森严

戒備森嚴
jièbèi-sēnyán
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 heavily guarded
  2. 2 under tight security
  3. 3 strictly on the alert

Examples

Zǒngtǒngfǔ fùjìn jièbèisēnyán.
Security near the presidential palace is extremely tight.
Fēnghuì qījiān, zhěng zuò chéngshì jièbèisēnyán.
During the summit, the whole city was on heightened alert.
Yínháng jīnkù jièbèisēnyán.
The bank vault is under the tightest security.

Tips

memory
森严 literally 'forest-strict' — like trees packed so tightly that nothing slips through. Pair with 戒备 ('precaution, guard') to get 'tightly packed precautions' = heavy security.
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Common in news and formal writing, especially about government sites, summits, high-profile events, and prisons. Rare in everyday speech.

Stroke Order

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sēn
yán