警惕

jǐngtì

verb HSK 7-9 #5,524

Meanings

1 to be vigilant
2 to be on guard
3 to be alert

Characters

to be on guard; cautious

Examples

出门在外要提高警惕。

Chūménzàiwài yào tígāo jǐngtì.

Be more vigilant when you're out and about.

我们要警惕网络诈骗。

Wǒmen yào jǐngtì wǎngluò zhàpiàn.

We should be on guard against online fraud.

Tips

usage

提高警惕 (raise one's vigilance) is a very common collocation.

Stroke Order

警 jǐng

惕 tì